The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, September 06, 1883, Image 1

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e4 TI'I-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO. S. (.. SEPTEM1'IBEl 6, 1883. .ESTABLISED 1848 THE VERDICT -O F. - TH E P EOPLE. BUY THE BEST! M\ N... 0. oAn --Dear 9Ir: I bought the first Davis aahinle sold by you over live years ago for miy wife, who has given it a long and fair trial. I am well pleasedt with It. It never glives any -rouble, and Is as good as when lirat bought. J. W. 11O.ICK. Wiuusboro, S. C., Api II883. Mr. HoAw: You wish to know what I have to say In te,fard to the Davis Machinl bought of you Itred years ago. I feel I can't say too nuch li its favor 1 lua.lo about $80,(l0 within live months, at- tlne rttllning it so fast U hitl. the needle would get per= fetly hot from fraction. I feO coulenil I coulh uot have dlone the saue work with as anuch ease astt sao well with any ottier ntuilne. No Lime lost il atijusti attlachmets. The lightest running nutcniue I Iave ever treadlecl. Urat ter Jaines and Wiltiams' fatialles aare as much pleased with their Davis Mactines oought or you. I want no better nactime. As I iattt befores, I don't think too nuch can be saul for the l):1s Maeliine. ltespaifully, Is1.1.EN .'TEvEN4oN, Falrtll Coutnty, A prp, ls43. M1 It. 13oAn : My l-clile gives me perfect sa1 Is faction. I Uit no (aull. with it. h'lae atlachmeuts ale so sliple. I wish for no better thain the Davis Vertical I1eed. Itespec fully. alas. It. Mi.1iNo. FaIrlleld county, A pril, 1333. Mat. 1oAto: I ouglit a liavis Vertiil Fee. ew.ng Machine fronm you four years ago. I an elighted With It. It never has gavea lue anly I otwle, and has never been the least out of order. It Is a, good as witen I lirst tiought It. I can ulleerfully recouue-nd it. lspieet fiuly, MRuS, M. J. KIRKgI.AND. Moutlcelto, Atli 30, 183. 'lThis 1a to ciertify that I htatvy been usaing at davIs Vertic.l Feed Mewiug Machine for over 1 w aye irs, pur.:uatsed of Mr. .1. ). liu.tg. I htavea'l i'a itl I t y assesseit of any fault --all tihe attachineits are so uile. It never tfuues to Work, aid isacer ilialy the iightest running iII the m-arket,. I consider it a first 'la.,s illtatlitle, Very respect fully Oaklandt, Fairlel.l county, :. ('. M It t5oAO: I aml w,tt pleaseil in every parlul Wi hi the Iiavia Mate aought or yolu. I hink a llirt -clus, litllinte in every respect. You kno w you sold several tuahiues of Itie samte siake 1o dillerent ntleuitttrr of aolr falillies, all of whotu, as far as I know, are well p:ieased witt theii. Iteel,ectfully, MIss. M. Ii. Moui.EY. F1s i f airflel county, A pril, 183:. Thist s to certity we llave 11at u contiant uae the DavIs Mactane bought of you about three years ago. As we take in work, and have itade the p ice of it several I lties ovur, wO lon'f Want any ietter tuahilne. It is always readsy toado any kindl of work wu have to do. No puckering or skipp:ng stitches. We can onay say we are well p:ease.l aul wisn no better machine. cA'rultnlaN W vI.ll AND SaiTrkt. April 25, 18%8. I have no fault to tud with lmy luachi~no'1, aid don't want any better. I have Iln te tue price of it severa. thnes by taking Ia sewing. It is athvay t ready to do its work. 1 th.uk It a irsl-elass i1i. chine. I feel I oan't say too nch for the t.ivli Vertical Feed Machlne. Mnts.''uoMAS 4MITII. Fairfild county, A pril, 18M3. Mu. J. 0. tloAs-l)ear 4ir : 1t gives tmle Ii'ch plea4uru to testily to 111O muerits of tho Davis 'car tical Feed Sewing Machm11e. The mahnhle I got of you aboul live years ago. has been almosi ill con stant use ever since that t Ime. I calnot see ihat It is worn any, and ha not co.t 0 One cent for repaIrs slinen we lalve had it. Aml wvel pleiaaet sand don't wish for anay hietler. Yours trilay, buoll r. ('i twPoutn, Graulte Quarry, near- Winnlsboro 8. hi. We hlave uised theC Davis VerI leat Feaed .ewilug Ma :1htne for thle ist liv years. We wouild nit have any other malkat anSy price. 'l'he4 IluaICiltn lias given us5 unboilliune sattisfaci ioln. Very respieetfully, Fatilicil acountIy, S. ('., Jant. 11, 15833. laving bioughit a Davis VertIcal Peedi 9ewving Macthine fronm Mr. J. 0. IBoag somec ihbree years ago, anad it liavinig giveni me1 pearfect.saittsfactiona in ,, every respect asa ItamItily mllalihine, baolth for hot y and11 1ighltsewving ati never nieceel thie least rei pair Ill anty wvay, ca c heerfully r'ecommilelnd It to soy one4 as a ttrst-classi muachtIn" ini every p11 aiu laa, and11 thlink It Sieonalto onIae. It Is onet ofl the aiminOt mlachmeilS miaite; liy tlileirenl uise it, wvit ait ease. 'lhe attachmtientls alre mor0e easIly ad juisteand Sii t tdie a itgrealter ranage of work iay meanlls of itS Vaerticalt ieedtha an111Sy other ma chIne I have over 50e1n or ulsed. Wlnnlsboro, I'alideki counlt.y, 8. a'. WVe have hadl one of the tkivi i Mhlineslil abioli fotur years ad have allways faoundt it renaty 1t ahro at kindas of wvork wve have hail oasiaon-to alo. .ani'I see that the mliachlln Is worn any, iad works a: * ~well as8 whent niew. MRs A. W.J. CltAwFountl, Jackson's Creek, F'alrllelal couniy, 8. a'. My wIfe is htigly leasead with the DavIs M.l chaiau ibOughit oh you. She was,hri not take adouida wvnat, suo gave forl It. 'l'hi hie haa: 11 as io; tbeen out of orahar sin1ce she hald It, ati she can dla -ally kind of wvork 0on It. VeyIteapectfauly, MIontleello, laairllioid counity, ii. a'. 't'hie Davls .9ewing Macinai i simply i Ireial taaae Mite. aJ. A. lootsw YN. It.dgeway, N. a'., Janl. 10, 1ma83. J, 0 IIOAC, Esq., Agont-t)ear 81r: My wylf has on ausIg a l)avls Suwinig M ahile ctat ly foi the piast. faour years, andtit hasiii neavea nieed ally repairs un-1. works juist, as weltlia whenc lir.s bouight. he says it will alo a greater rlange a: practIcal wairk anld ato it easter anal b,et'er' lha aniy mtachinei she has ever uised. \Ve chieerfull reommenlttIld It as a No. I faiuly machine, Your tru.y,JA.Q Ay. Winmnsboro, 8. (., Jani. 3, 18833. Ma. BoAe: I have always found my Davis Mi chaine readiy do ali klind.s of to work I hays had o1 aiasion todao. I cannot, see that the inactine worn a particle anal it works as weal as when nov Itespectfui ly, Mda. BJOAG: My wIfe 11as beenl constantly usly tIle Davis MactinDe bought of you about ave yeai auto. I have ntever regretted buy ing It, as It alwvays rayfor any adid of fan.Ily wing, eth nleavy or laght. It is never out 01 lix or neea -Very respeeltfully, - - A. W. LADY). Aar"l,8 .,Mrh 68 A WIFI TO 111t ItUSUA N1. ] One of us, lear lt, oun Will sit. by a bed with a marvolous fear, And clasp a hanl, Growing cold as it feels for the spirit D)arling, which one? One of uts, dear ut, on1 Vill stanl by the other's colin hier, t A nil look auttl weep, 1 Vhile t.htose tarble lips strango silenco keep,1 Darling, which ono^ L One of us, de:ar ut, one By anl open grave will drop a tear, A ul bolnowaril go, 'lhe anguish of' an unshareL grief to know J)arling, which one? Ono of us, darling, it must. be; It. inay be) you will slip fron 1ue; Or Iserlaps my life lnty jlust, b done W hich one? ANN1i'.": 1tlevENU:. A1lmi1 Ilai'lson was twellty-seven, i anlld tthe handsoniest. yolung lady in LIar onville. Iler grace of mnalnler was wonderful, altn the w %omenl who envied and dis-) liked her were wton toadniirationt by her liatclless corlI esy. A nd, of course, it was ditlicult for any l nma to withstand i her. She was a flirt. Hearts and fortunes c imuunerable had been laid at her feet, 1 but she rejected t.heml all. To do her just ice, she never sought ldiniration and the inen whose wings she had singed - closest, all averred that she hatd never enlcouraged thein. ly 11(1 by Julian Erskine came home froin the Cape. A haluisoie fellow, withl self-conceit. enough to sink a ship , antd fortune enough to enaile himl to pract ice his pr"ofe. sion, the law, or let it c allone, as he chose. Erskinte wS inl somlle degre' unitprinci I pled. Ile hts been left an orphan at. a tender age and adopted by a miiserly, 1 eccentri lcle, ho tlternately 1etted I himt andl swore at himt, unt il tihe oy 1e- I catne, in at degree, reckless, and very Iearly desperate ats to what. ally one t thought of him. When ie grew ulp all the wolnen went to work and mae'l a fool of him, as they generally do of a handsome mam. '1'hen his uncle died and left him a fortune; so there wats not.iing for the youig man to do but to enjoy himnself. lie t.raveled (Xteisively, and I broke all the hearts which were ready to i Le iroken. I ndeed, muore tithan one sweet girl's happ1 iness he blighted for life. A gainst one unflortulte girl he hadl colmntited the deepest, anid bitterest. wrong in the whole blatck catalogue of I crile and sin Ilelen At drews lied I when her child watsborn and was glad to R hide herself in the grave. Juliaun Erskine 1 held ulp his head, and fair woinen, virt.u o0s womlel they called themselves, smiled on lim. Of course Air. Erskine soon met liss lie adnired her intensely and left, I every other fancy to devoto himslf to hier. Ad uli tlhinki 110 n1ian Watsever inore a devoted slave to a WoInanl than lie was to her. it. went on folr three Imonths in the 1 1usua. way. ECrskine e very where Al issL Ilarrisou's attendant.. I n February there wasa fete at. Iiarri son lodge. All our set were present.. liss 11arrison Was magnificunt. lier' dress of black velvet with (iamonds on ler n1e1'k amnd a'm1s became her pertfectly; and auiong her guests she moved with qluee"nly grace and beauty. liurtoll whisperecd to mle, and she hadl jilted Buitonsome10t.wtiyears ago;"LJ ook aut. for breakers ahead, A lden. AMiss ! llatrrisoni1 il n her high horse t.o-night and1( Irskinle is spoon11er t.lhan ,eer."' . PshiawP' replied 1; 'Erskine cut his eye teet hi long ago, and1( A niuie II arrisoni kno4ws it. 'Plerhaps so,' retuirnied lBurt on, quietly3. ']Buit, 1 am1 sati.isliedl this is aL real thing wit hi Erskinue. Loo0k at himn now, while ~she 18 talk ing t.o hilun. Whby, man11 there's a Ilush onl his cheek like a girl 's1)blush at. thle first, kiss of lher hover. A uid she(, by' Jovet-doni't I kniow~ the mneaninug of t.he 8te'ely' glenlin inl t,hoseI eyes( of hers? Well, I raLther thin11k 1 (10.' I lauIghedt, for I had 1no. giveni Jruliani Erskine( te credlit of hav'ing anyi) heart and1( a1s for MIS is Izarrisoni, Illacepted a1 > ciet y 's venhiel., and1 looked on her as aL scienItihic. coquette.( A~ little aifter miy conv~ersaf ionl with Buirton I strolled in1tothe colivervaitory. I he411 ard1some per15uison comne in, but did not, not.iel thiem untl t he0 inItensely pa11 sionat.e v'oice( of the man11 arriest ed1 myl al Erskinei a111nd 5 Ali larrison. gralspinig hIer hanIds; 'loi ilbret initer'liinal ble( weeksll( you have keplt ime ini agonly.I A wveek mioreO like this1 wo'uIt kill me14." 'Oh, 1no, inldeed,' she( saidl, 'I t hink you1 5s) easily killed.' 'lint I love y'ou! I love you I' he cried ahniost savagely. 'l)o y'ou? Tha1it. 1s very kind of you1,' she4. re(t,urned, languidly. Do youl meanif to dlriveu ime mad1? AnInie HIaison01, I love you wit,h liy whole hieart and1 soul, withI every iierve andiu hibr'e of' lIuy b)ody' I wanlt, y'ou for1 my3 wilel mys own, own wife! Coiie to miy arms115-it is. 11y3 right 14) hiold31 yougainIst, the hieat which knuows nlife( but, that y ou give it.' She r'et11trea[ a pace or' twoan ra1( iised 1her1 faict to ils. Evelry word sheu spo0ke its clear' and1 diineit, and1( yet her11 vo4ice was8 I lied seaircely abo)ve aL wVhisp)er. 'I will aniswer' y'ou, NIlr. 'iCrskine, wit.h p hleasureIt. You have't heard't oif 11lelen Andcrewvs? Yes; L see~ you have. She was my half 80ister, andl I love'ud huer nePxt,I LI) liy G~od. You kniow y'ourf part1 inl the1 tr1htagey wherei' youl and1( she we.i0 tile pr'incipall auctors --y01 kniow how it, end - ed. It was fortuniate for you1, coward't anid hlyp)ocrite, that I was5 i a 'or'eigni latud att the timue she died for if 1 lhad been on the sam111 soIl wil you 1i Ishould have killed you. Wheni the wretched tale camne to my ears, I swore to be r'e venlged on you, and I have tatken imy ('Win Away t o fullil amy vow. Sooner than *wed y'ou 1 would make miyself the wife of the lowest brute hia the universe who could( be called a miant. There, y'on have~' you answeri~ Goh' or l"oee ter without a word. Ills face was wlitt 1s deathtl, and his eyes had in them a sort If stony desperation, which seunt a chit o my htear"t. half an hour later I was sent for I taste to the ltyal hotel. Erskine stayet here. lie had shot himself, the mes enger said, but was still living. I found him conscious, but sinkin apidlly. 1le was bleed ing internally, at he agony he was suffering wohuld soot )c over. There was niot"hing I could dh mut administer sonet.hing to make li: nain less poignat.. ''Alden," said he, feebly, I meant It to the job without bungling, but, failel tliserably. You know the reason why ulged it better to die thai live. Mis: i ltrrison -" "Yes, yes;" I said, I heard your conl 'ersation inl the conservatory." 1Sh1e was just. I don't blaliehier. l3u >h,tloctor, I. loved her sol and she inigh lave changed the whole tenorol my life would have been just what she hat villed I sh1oMhl het And I nust see lie )efore 1 diel I want to ask her forgive iess-to hear her say that she will accep1 he saerillee of my worthless life as at toneietit for the wrong I did he ister." 1 tried to dissuade limn, for I knew M is: larrison's haughty pride. As 1 was ar tuing with my patient the door 'f tt( oomit opened and Aniie Hlarrison cane It. She went straight to tihe bedside, knel lown, and lifted Erskine's head againsi ier bosom. ''My darling, she said, in a tone whose vondlrous tenderness made mny owi1 lootl thrill like wine, 'will you forgivi ne? I had no right to take (od's veu eance out of H1is wise hanuds. I haid nl ight to spurni you as I did. And yel laly lIe knows what it, cost me, fot lltlian, I hove you as I have never lovel .Iiy earthly thing Oh, my darling! i arlingl" anid bowing her face on his slin ave way to a fit of solbing which shool. er from head to foot. I left themt together. When I went auck dleath was already dropping it. alor over the brow of poor Erskiie. Il< new that lie was passing rapidly; a] vith his last. strength lie turned his lie o her cheek. "Farewell, dearest,'' lie said softly, I till wait for you in another world. His eyes closed----le lay still. After si '1hile 1 touched his pulse, and knew lit vas dead. Annie Ilarrisou is an old woman now, tt site has never married. She is liv. lig out her life quietly. There are large quantIt,ies of spices im orted Into thii country. Black pepper, owever, has the prepantieralce, the ag. regate for the year ending June 30, 188:3, duieg 70,000 packages of 120 poundf aich, or an aggregate or 8.400 000 poudb f whole pepper. Of this nearly 100, i00 pounds has been ground by onc Ouse within the same period. White oepper aggregated 2 500 paelages of 100 ounds each, or a total of 250,000 ounds, about 6,000 poundls of which had ecn ground. Ried or Utyenne peppet ggregated 3.000 paclages ot 80 pounl; ach, or 210 000 pounls, of which 6 5im4 ounds had I eien tround in New York. 'iiento aiuoutled to 10.000 packages of 00 pounds each, or 1,000,000 pounds inported whole, of which nearly 12 5)00 ounds ate now annually ground New ork. Of Uassia buds 11,001) paekages vere imported from S.dtgon, Cnina, aud 0,000 packages from Batavia; making a ntat of 26,000 packages of 8e) pounds ach, or an agtaregate of over 2,100,000 ounds, of which about .5,000 pounim re ground here instead of heing i). orted in the miauifact,uued st,ato. Abut 0,000 pountds of emniiamoni are annualy uported from Ucyloni, blit as this spie is tainly used in Mlexico, where (the nativ es hew t,he sticks, very little is ground her'; mnly such quianititwa' as are likely 1o heo equiret for imestue use. About. 8,0(06 acia'es of wh~o'e t'ltves are uniplOrt((t rotm ZLnzbam, anid 1,500 ft om Amnoynaii, uakmgi an aggregate of 790,000 poun.Is, fwhich about 12.0Ott ilonnsla were rounud by one hoinse f rotm the bud onily. hle recorda showv, howeve'r, that, there are Iso un111orti dI over 100,1100 p utnda annu Ily of clove stems, which are useless, icing devoidi 01 taste. Th'lese are usedl by tnprinlcip1)10( persons for the auleraution f ground cloves, being cheoape*r than the tud, arid easily ground wit,h it. (inger u very largely exported fromi Africa, Ual - ttai, CJoiC ( na11 andt J amatica. Tlhie rat namued p;ace supplietd during the year ntIt pati I)100 pacekages of 100 pouss achi, or a total of I ,000,t'00 poundslu; Jatlcuttta 6,000 packatges, tr 6i0('0,000Ot iounids; Coulun Oina 2,0010 pacikaiges of I) liountds each, otr 220,0010 poundstht, anid uaiai 2 01)0 patages of 120) pouisiitt aeh, or 240,000t1 potnes, making t.he total muouiit oi whole gintger t importted duingti he year over 2 000.ti00 poutis; ol thas. ubout 60,00(0 pouitit tire now groinulti n tually tn New 'orko. Niutmegs aiggregat* 2.000 packages of 60 poundts cachi or 20), (0(0 panunos, anti the macc reaches r otal of 90 001) p)oundsI. Of tile fortmet very little is suIti groinut;- lbut, of the lattl ,hte aggregate for thIs 3 ear wats about. 2,0(( toutis. TIht total atmout, or thie abovo netioted importaltionis is 25,755,00( A Ntedit Mtaneitini, Sky-Auigustta is a Georgia moutaji hiat, viewed tromu right, point, preaettii he outline of a prone Indjin, and in stsa spectator to this florid descrip lod: "'Ai tile suii dipped beyond t,bc ,crgo there was a gcineral conflgrat.ion undt Sky-Augunta wvas semingly bnurnet ipon his funueral pyre, a no Roimatt t1 ?lreek or latter pagaLln wais over wratpp)e n fire. Anwl yet at hitthe tator, uneton mmtied a- a everlasting2, we behold th nighily Initiant still bathaed itt rosy floodi >f radianice," Accept.igi the correettir froim a lady, the Augusta ((Ga.) (Wr.4a iece says that the Iudian profile ont th1i cnounitalin rango neLar Ute rkesville, that tae, is ca leot "'kiajagusttah," and not '"Sky-Augusata," as it tirat, prlite its anid adds:-"S3kisjaigustah wais a famtot Uiherokee chief, who in 1730 went, t,o Ingland with Sir Alexatnder (Jamming En a perst,nal interview with (lie Kini ho formulatecd a trenty t.hat was oh served for years afterwaids, He was at eloquent savage, and deserved the im muortality of fame that the late Rober Onmnhnil halnni hastow nnOn him. How Cans are Takou. In Grand street, New York, stands a plain-looking, three-story building. Bur rounded by atn atmosphere of restless busi ness activity, it nevertheless has the ap pearance within of a veritable abode of silence. None of the hurrying passers-by would suspect that its front wall hides from view a "oity of the dead,' the mina ture streets of which are lined with the torms of many who have gone over to the great majority. It may be entered with. out dismay, however, for Its ''sheeted dead" ire but plaster-easls, quite unable to ''squeak and gibbe'," though niany have indeed a "speaking'' likeness. here may be found the gods aid goiesses. the emperors, generals, statesmen and authors of the ancient world, ad famed ones of the moiern world as wel. In the can structive ee momy o tliA mtl3eum the dii tinct.ions of casts otse .td in the outside worlh are no longer foim(d. - ima the same shelf are the "Ox-eyed .Jmno, Queen of leaven" and the "Urcek Slave," Jupiter 'lonans and the 'iupplicant Youtl,'' August us w ai the ''I)yint; Glatiator," Nero and St. Francls, the Madonna and a Venis. Here Mercury is ever "new-!igh ted on a heaven-kissiiig hili," there the heroic iPllas Athene stands withi upright spear, Mlanin the Uhas,te again starts for the chase, the I)iscohohis never qutte lets go his quoit. On the extended arm of the H'igliting Gladiator the blow is ever coming as of ol(. About are scatered relievos of fruits, flowers and leaves; annual forms andi heacda are inb!ed t,ogether in a happy' family ; prizes, melalions, vases, pede tals andi brackets tl!l up the interstices. One feature of the collection, the fractions of the human body, suggestedl the fullc,w ing conversation bet ween a reporter and the proprietor, U. Uinocchio. "1)oes any one ever coie here to have a cast made of an arm or hamin or a leg? and what is the process anid tinte taken?' "We have frequent calls for casts of hands; not so much for arias andit legs. The casting varies in regard to the time, a leg or an arm taking much longer, of course, than a foot or a hiand. Tue pro cess, however, is the saine in all these cases. First, the hand is coveied with plaster from an inch to an inch and a hall t thick. We wait till this settles ani grows lukewarm. perhaps twenty miniites in the f case of a hand. ''hen 'witi a string the t plaster is cut Into sectlihns and removed. It is now put together' agan, the Inside I hollow having the exact shape, lines and thickness of that part of the body to winch the plaster was applied. 'l'his hollow is next washed with oil, became we are now t to fill it with plIRter, and this must not be allowed to stick (as it would without the oil) to the outside plaster first put on. Ti'hen the mllokd thus filled, is laid away, for live hours or so in the case of a hand. Afterwart, the workman chlssels away the outside plaster, working (own to the hand fortued within. This of course re quires care and delicaoy lest the iide hand be cut. The chlssehng takes a hall a (lay, and the whole operatioi consunies a day. Two days are required for a leg or an aril." "For what purpose," asked the repor ter, "are these casts generally lade?" ''For personal gratification, or for sur gical operations -a surge on frequently ilmifing a cast of a disortet or diiseased Smbni, usel ial f'or strudy before t,he operation is perlorined. Also, you know, art schools need them for anatomical study. A cast is copied In mlartble sonet ines.' Is the mark of the humiau face ever taken froni life?" "Yes, it is done. We have taken such a mask several tines, though we dislike it and will probably refuse to do so again. The plaster is put on in three sections separately, the space around the mouihi e forming one section, and a line reaching from the lenitre oif the forehead downl t,o the tip) of the nose dhividing the rest of the face into two sect ions. A smala pipe is piasseut through to the nostrils for breat,h iing puirploses. Tlhe plasteir k likely to 5i.ick(' to iany hairs (in t,he breCe andt humrt.s a m led-. (ate skini. Our charge for this cast is over (eight tiimes as imuch as for a hand, so you 8ee that, we regardi it. as a matter requiring great care." "1 siuppose y'ou aire caillr upon to mlake masks of deadl men01's faOe'?'' '"Yes, andi busts, too, T1he cost, of t.hese is rather high; $ lb for the nmask and $b50 for the bust, hut, we have had a number oh calls in that (lepartmnent, of our work. This operation requlires mo)re timei t,baii others, a half day being needed for applying aind removing the lhaster, and then three datys mo4re for the mtask and( a wee*k for the bust." "Are (here ever cases of 'monst,rosit,ies' app)l:y'ing for c1.151 of thtemtselves?"' "'Wel, I don't, know that you woul cll t his ai (case of imtrosity, hut, one woimaii recemitly had~ a leg taken in plasiter just, ab,ove the knee which mieashured I w(ent3-t w~o inchep. 1i, was to be put in a sho w-cuse, she said.'' Never knock under. Neveri Always rally your forces for a more desperate assault upoiin adversit,y. It calumny aLsills you, and the wvoi(--as if, is apt to do0 in such eases hakes part with your traducers, don't Liiuni moody or misanthropic, or worse still, seek to drown your unhappiiness in dlissipaftion. Bide your time. ])is pro(ve) the slanider if you cani, if not, live it down. It 1.overty comes upon you like a Ithief mn tho ight, whatn then? Let it ronso15 y'ou as tIme presenlch of the real thi -f would do, to energetic action. No matter how deep11 you have gone into hot wvater-atiiways p)rovitted you did [not help the father of lies to heat it youri (caso, if you are of the right kind of stuil' is iuot dlesp)erato, nor is it in ac-. lordl with thie divimno order and1( sweep of things thamt life shiould have anmy dhfiul ties with whlichm ani honest, doterinmied mlan, 'wit,h hecaveni's hmlp, canmnol sur Woiint. The uiilizationm of s.ag was Is fast assuming considerab:e eiconom,mical im portaucoe. Thes manulfactulre of bricks from granulated blast-furnace alags will soon0! be begun in GermanIly. The slags are run into water, andl the grit, thuns eob tained ms mixed up wvith limo, concrete, or plaster of Paris, and( formed into bricks, which arc (dried for a month, They possess greater solidity than com mon brick, and seem to resist a much greate presanne. U1n1se Hail ai a itai, I can remember, said HIarry Wright, the noted Baso Ball player "when the first admission fee of 10 cents a head was charged by the Atlantics of Broclk lyn. It occasionod t vigorous kick, for up to that time base ball had been the game, but the crowds didn't dimin ish, and whei the Red Stoekiugs, of Cincinnati, went .East they charged 50 cents admission and got large crowds from the start. I have soon crowds no dense that the gates were closed long before the game was called, and, fear ing a rush if the gates should be opened to admit the players, the latter had to climb the foucoe. The groat base ball event of this country was the form'tiou of the league, composed of representa tivos of tour eastern utid four western clubs, formed in 187t1. It has raised the tone of base ball, made it next to impossiblo for players to 4oll out a game and resulted in inspiiring a degree of oeidono in the game that horbe-rac ing doesn't enjoy. The psnalty for throwing a game i9 expulsion from the longile with no prospect of reinstato mtent. Four men wer expolled from Ia Louisville nine on charge of throwin g gamo, and although they have 'applied .Avery Keason for admission to the league t,hey have bseon refused. This league is one of the most perfect andI strict or ;anizations in the country. It 11as dis -ouraged pool selling and done away ilmost entirely with drinking on the art of the players. This league was >rganized by the late W. A. Iulbert, t member of the Chicago Board of Trade t man of promptnoss and great ducision >f character, I believe that base ball nstead of decining will become more )opular. One of the features suggested iy the League is a uniform system of alaries, so much for the catchers and )itchers, who are the most valhable men is a rule, so much for the iu-fielders and o much for the out-fielders. The league employs four umpires at $200 a month and all e*xpenses. As to he justness of the laws, U npiro Burn mim, now at the Weddell house, thinks fhat the rule lurking it possible to dis miss an uinpare upon the complaint of our clubs, without hearing his side of lbe story, is unjust. "Four clubs, 3ufl'alo, Chicago, Detroit and Boston, iave combined against me, and I ox aeb to get my walking papers Saturday light;" said Burnham. "I don't much are. It's worth $500 a inontli to stand he abuse that anll umpire has to en !ure," "Has any of these players grown rich in their good salaries?" was the part ntg question thrown at Wright. "Yes everal of them are reported to he well 1. My brother (eorgo, who invented nany of the tricks, so called, now in )all playng, is keeping a sporcing goods ait,ru t .liuton, Hpaltai.g, au old ),wo >layer, runs a similar business in Chi sago, and Al Roach in Philadelphia. L'hoy all do a big business. The item >f balls alone is an important one. The egulation ball, list made by Mann, of 3oston, now costs $15 a dozont. It is nade of an ounce of pure rubber ovored with worsted yarn, 11hn a cover f horse hide, then more yarn and then ho outer cover of horse hide. Since a low ball is providetd for each game the mlher usedi in season is not small. A >layor's expenses are paid by the club vhlile on the road, but he is assessed 51) :outs a day. The hotel bills are from ;2 to $2 50 a day for each player, and he traveling expanses two cents a mile. klarios are paid onl the 1st and 15th of ach mont,b.". "Howl much capital does the League ep)resenit?" was asked of George ilowe, relident of the Cloelnd club. "Tihat's tard to answer,'' was t.he rop)y, ".It (1at $10,000t or mnore to start this club. ['he stockholdern inul to stalnd assess. Ileita until last, sacaon, wvhen wo made little nioniey. 'This season we w~ill also Bonoks which chibironm ('.i read abionid oput, oni t.'me lower slbelves or the boo5k 'aoC, 5o that theO chilfdreni may~ b)e teinip oid to tak m d )1,own~ for thinnelyca mal hiave' a try at their c01n1ents. Thelnto >ooks within a child's reachl nocd iiot ho 'juveniles," and(, inideed, had bomtter no't te. Tlhiey ought to h)o travels and bio( graphlies, brightly writ.tenl and fullI of >iOtures0. Especially shIoult the fileo of (Iarpecr's alla||a::inc orl t he ( 'nturi itaul w here the younag o10 nes1ma rearll foL at, it. On thle oIlior hand, hooks which shibiron shonld not, htiille sbonl1 not eo withfini reach of thleir hands. Load 1110 the lit.tle onies int.o ltempi l.alion. b.oek up3 your liabehais, am11( perhapa c 'veil your .fielding, where little fluagers nay not hIappeniu oni them. Pail, t,bo ltize'ab)et.hian dramiatists andiu t.he (cmic writers of the liestoration where nio Paul Pry, JIr., or his 14ister, maliy chiane ho0 Tpy them11. Ont ofl sight, (ut oft iind. All books need air. The doors (If all boo~kcasos auonjid lho 1poned( no0w and1( then01, every few days, to lot iin light,, and to change the air. Books are1 no4 mor0o bienitttd by solitary cothinomont thant arc men01. AM books get dusty. Every shlf should he cleaned (out onco iln six month1fls, every book be1 ig dusted and1( retulrnled to its place, TIhe best (luster for fine bindings is a bit of soft chamois leather. Never cut openbI the pages of a book or it magazino wyith anything lbut a paper aultter', a- linger is too blumt, and1( tears lIhe edges. A knife is too sharp, and ents the edges unequauhlly'. Tihe best p)aper-cutter is a ihmaipishf of ivory. \Vood anld bone are nearly as good. Motal is no01. A goodt book is a good friend, and should be treated with the respIect due1 to a friend, Never wet your fingers to turnl over a leaf, Be warnmed by the fate of the king in the Arabianl tale, Never turn down tile corner of a page to hold your place, Never punt in a soiled playing card, or a stained4 @invehlp, or bit of dirty string, or piece of dtamp) newspaper. Never allow your books to get dlamp, as they may mtldowv. Never altlow them to get hot, as the boards may warp and tile leather may crack, Never put them on a shelf high up near' the ceiling of a room lighted by ga. io10s4ut, lit 14o1no and Abroad. A corresponlent, recently makes sone re flections on te subjcet of carriage eltran ces, as arranged In iristan houses, which are <iite wore by of attention. Very few of our architects, and still fewer persons of other professis, understanti the value of this leature in giving dignity aunt import ance to an elevation as well as a plan, and as a conscyionce many oppori tnities for the display of architectural nagnilicence, which would he eagerly seized and adroit ly ised by a Frenchi architect, are In this country thrown away. in fact. the whole subject of dignilled doiestte architecttre needs serious study among the profession here. The increase of wvalth and expend iture has been so great that scores of houses are now built every year in New York, lIostan, I'hiladelphiii and other cities whiici would, so fir- ts cost is coil. cerned, be classed in any other country as paltces, just as their owners wold rank aiuong princes to the extent that monucy and huxiry can give such distinelion; but these slr tetures, s) far from presenting any grandeur or slatelineis of aspect, gen erally h'tve an air of inilliied miediocrity, like a hotel, rather than the appropriate shelter of ti at comltex organaisn of surv ice and respsutlibilt.y which even here goes to iake up at large estaii.hiient. With till our democratic vays, there is no need( of plannng great hotses, as we often tint thei, in whiel hunitreds of visitars and guests are entertained every week, with exaelly fite saue provisions for re ceiving themi thaIt-would be furnished in the cottige of a mlill operattive, with th'; dill'erence that. everythinlg in the ninlsu)1) woudhi e on it larger satle. 11.i the ot:"t 'lion of i reception or ill the frieniIs of the owncra of honses on whlch tillons of dollars have beet spilt, tre genlerlil)' ex. pected to land Irt"om their ctarritges on the sidewalk, to be weltcumie L by t gihing Crowt of rIilliutis, reslrmiu;d by on1e or two pahcotn i fron pr(esitg upn the: dirty lttie at rip of earlt which let Is up a steep Iight of stepi it) the aetne at the fotivilles, Which proclaim themlselves to the hearing ant sight of till the paqse.rs-by, in a tattnner tutte destruetive to digtity. ('omtuon ta.s this disposition iN to large hloue'J' in I, mdxon ats well ats in our' own cities, we imatgtine that, there are few per n011s who caino' sc- tihe aitvtitvge of the French pjltn, by which the guests of the hoti4e, ins,etd of landing on the sidewalk, ar brou-tght threcLly into the co irtyard, where they are receivel, if not b1y their hosts themi2selves, at least by !ieir .ervants, in,ttead of a dirty inoh, anl take their 'clave in the stme wiay, wit 11111. fear of anlyancre frot the vuieness of strangers. Such dtikttnctt1is as the carriag.t entr:ti.e and cotirlyatrd give tire easily obtained, even in a ihonse built, with strict. economy in regard to the nioul:t of ground cov ered; hat. Where the o,vner of the mniision can alford the cost a great tucrease ol' dig nity (tiln lie o111tnitain huildinigs placed enrre (1CourI er ./'rtl,n, ilom at..e r~tnA...t heiig lornil tby a low slrucinl"e, contain tug the ro.>ms of the ctnicierge and other servants, wilh the carriage e'll rane t in the center, lu Iked sonetimes by two project. ing wings of the min hluse, whie'l tire brought forward to the stireel. 'Iheae, with lite low tritlieture on the slreet, en clos Ihe cotti yartl, lbcyond which is the higher portion (1l the building, cuntatning the state eutranlee an I the grand g.atloons, Whie extends tcross the whole Wid11h of tie lot; ai'd biliid this portion, whose Iacnde gains ge;t ly in dhetinctui by its hatglity wiltra_w41 trl'im the public thor u thfare, i:s 1he gtrien, which is eltirel) cncealed trom the Vtew of iny one ex cept Ihe itihalbitita of the holuse, aitt1 is often brou;tht into very close conlnetlion witi this, as a sortl of op,et-tlt p)itp"or. 1've:ry atrcbilect (ennl se' (lti- auttlirable way ini wvhichl thiis tia tiiiment lends itrel f to stately tititIl oveiei, ittribu-t tionl of rooms, lil wvell as5 to perfect light and1( ventihIition, tind allhoughi a house*0 100 phonedtti woitc lnot be cheap, be0 both tile and1( iiing~ to pay for thet? tidvant a.es whIch it, woldO posseos, it they were otice pldt 0:lt to tem111. listh anitt Ittain warlt a formidltle mtine hiad been't die:111 Imrt load1 uleir Ithel M 'id takoili' tiaoer. It (*ienera'~l M1 .icMhiloni had onue irte lh'ading frotti a welli-oncetiled yolla1.i-td ltoh a large tjinlniy of powt'er tinier it, an111 anot11her onnti fetng it w iith the1( powde76r innititue.ilt, the~ whol te vieo ritu tilorre11 i mih t,ive been) lowniy in61to tir afl (le hvinig gainted psse(sstioni ol'f lie f 'irt. TJhe iries wereO. enii, bult t he' piow der' magizmle coi not1 he fonnd. iRune of the l'rench mobbers wete 'tettung lire to tile emipty' titnet ivwichi lurd beeni thrust hilo0 tihe il ii wi'nlows of thue tile buombth proof clIttlilt umer Iuth o tmver, ill order tol baretlm it. One1 tof lihe gIon ap-0 I peared''t to bet mio vm g. A lFrenich oflcer caIlld oil6)t. thatil, if tany) one1 was there whio could kipeak "renich. lie unughit ctme out1 withtoitl'. 'lhe gniin waus phtitI Ilir uigh thei wIlIiw, and a very yog l(uian olli.rt erepit. t, it' was' til s.mnett11 im'h atl any) lihens siitrrenitlerinog ui'- pr'Sisnersil o llf war 111 w hlie wvell Ireted, Alter saIy ing ai Ifew wiis(~ inI I cit'<tan at. the indowi)i he~ w1 as5 joimed' by ftoiir olhlerr andt ithroulgh ihni, 10o be taken awiay at once0. Tis req'iueslt sulg.g sted stluoe kniowledtge of cer' w.is tt ('reOfre orderecd to pomtt ouit the pitt tion (I lie piowvtler mtaguuzl re. Thel nad mattle ino ansiwer, A F"rench subilaitetrl sidI ii icoud voice to the tcmmandli(inlg Ohletr tat the0 Itaianlil Ouight to lbe shlot if hoe reflused to obey the otoder gtven to save so( an Il lives i17t. 'IThe yotl.lh kept silenice, wilthil haughty glance (If indtignati on at the sutbahteirn, aippatIllty for suipposi ng thalt he wvoldo betraly a secret 116161r a thitent. The Ftren3ih chief formed a plia tooin to shoot lumu and hie t.rned to' face his exectutiners. An ohi Iussian Majcr, who seemed to undelrstandIt French, ran forward, to' k the commlilandaint, by the hand, odrew him to a heap) of eart,h, and pointed downwairt, Tlhucarthl was quick ly shoveled away, and( barrels contaInmng 88,000 pounods of gunapowder' wereC discov ered. A strong Frenchi gurd was placed over thiem Th'le youtng hlussian culier was tohol to go wIth the other prIsoners. He gave a mitury sah11te and kissed the 01(1 Russian Major's hand. "Oo) not blame hum for shownig. you the powder," he salid in' IFrench to tile commandamu, with a trembling voIce and tears im his eyes. "Hie 's my father." - Psts and Callm, "I believe you have gambled In Wall street, Mr. .ireezy," said Mrs. Breezy, helpig her lord and master to a cup o' coffee. "1 have speculated a little in stocks, dlear, if that's what you mean," said Mr. Breezy, unfolding his napkin. '"Same thing," said Mrs. Breezy, "'yot can call It speculation; I know it's gambling. liow do they do it, any way? I read about puts and calls and straddles, and buy a three's, but I never can make any head or tail out of it. 1 sppose it's all some horrid slang you men have invented." "Well, no, dear," said Mr. Br ezy, helping his better two-thirds tqa cop, 'it isu's exactly slang. You see, for instance, I buy a hundred short-.-" ' "You do what?" cried aLs. Breezy "t buy a hutnlred siort," repeated Mr. lIreezy. "Well, what In the name of common sense do you mean by that?" asked Mrs. lireezy. ''Why doui't you talk United Stales-- mean I'Englislh? You buy a hlundiriled short-, and what has swott got to do with it?'' "If yot1 will give mn time T will ex pl;till, i.v dlear," said MI. l3reezy. 'You see if a man31i is long ont stut( he is '' ,'i,oig on stock?'' said Mtrs. lireezy. 'Now, what are you getl.ing to? Fir.it you are short and thou you are loug Vhlat dces a nl;tlt want to get on stock for anyway?" 'MAy dear, if you will allow inc ' ''TIo be sure. Go ahead. ''ell me solliethinlg about Wall street, but don't talk nonsense," said MIs. lireezy. "4Well, my dear, we will suppose that I have a put Oil Wabash, aunt '' "There you go again," said Ars. .llreezy. ''Will you or will you talk inl a h;tingu;age I can tlderistanl? \Val; is Wabash, alyway? I suippose it is alnot Ihil slanig ternm?' "'NX, that's a stock," said Mr. Itreezy "'you see, dear, if I have a call on \Va bash or Northwestern " "If yot call oil the Nort.hwest?"' 'di' 1\[lrs. Ilreezy; ''are you really go ing tiiat1, Mr. .B reezy? Well, I imiglt expect as nutth from the life you have led i'ecently. What with cliths and polstles, you are going headlong to some terrible fate.') "Aly dear, it will be impossible for me to exl)lail anything unless you will give inc live mliittes to do it in," said Alr. .lreezy, with unusual warnth. "Now, at the beginning of this week Oluabta preferred started at 1001 and 10j --- '"Oaba preferred!'' asked Mr.i. BIreezy. "What is preferred? Who preferred it? Wha1, has Omaha got to d1o) with New York aitd Wall street anyway, and what do you mean by ", shall have to give it tip," said Mr. Dir c r.y in a .loplrair in- v"oia. No, Ni'. I3reezy, I have started out to kiow soliiethiig about Wall street, aiid I won't allow you to get out of it in that, way,'' said Mrs. BIreezy, setting herself more lirnly in her chair. "Now, Ai'. lireezy, you will please drop slang and come to something I Caln under stani. For instace, what is a bull bwar?'' ". .t, h, h:a oh!" laughed Mr. lIreezy', "Wuat, do you mllean by laughing at lilt, Mir. 11irezy? I'm sure I- ---" "lt, ho, ha"-oh'' and Air. lirezy airly toubll letltp with laughter. "hir. Breezy,. you haven't the man lters of a savage,'' cried AIrs. Breezy, pl:hiig hack her chair, '"ail I don't Ibt'lievte you know anly niore about Wall at.reet, than a t.wo-weeks' Old baby,' aiid Mirs. lieezy madoe 11azael timie to lie k(itcthen'i to hake revencige upon0i the rook. sih'.uidl wmne.In 1ittle Like Moni? Such is the qulestionl which is betinig seriouisly dIiscuissee. Perhiaps it would ibe as wel'l to leave the dterminamtion of thle question to t hose whmom it, piincipal.. ly, 'onceirns. We fancy they hiave 1no wish to chiange the custom. As a ma~t.. t'r of fact, although it, may not appear' to lbe thle ease, the seat which a woman enjloys 1)1 aL Xide-1adle is fuilly as secui'o and( iiot nieari'y as i rksomie, as thait which a iniaii has t) maiittlii, utless lie sitply balanices hiimnself', and1( does not gi'ip the .'ide of' hIs hoise eitherq withI the kniee or thle side of the leg. It is Ci 'ouis to inot e time di fferent ways ini wvhich t.me legs of men who pass much I ime in the salddle ai'e ailected. Ridiiur wvithi a straight leg and a long st,irrup plarlyihi'3 called kinocked-kiiees. ' Near' ly all the mouiited soliers of the i'it ishi armiy stiffer fromi this deformity, aH any13 onie who will takhe tihe tr'ouble3 to not.ice the imeii of the L ife Gunards and BI hies walkiing imay satisfy hiinseltf. On thle otheri hiand(, ridling with a short siirrupil prioduces bowed legs. Jockeys, gi'oomis, and1( miost hiunting -nen wvho ride itfretuently, are' more~ 01' less bow-legged. Th'le long st.iri'up rider' girips hIs hiorse with to kneme, while the shor't stirrupIl idlet' grips hime with the innier side of I ih' leg be'low (ihe kneeC. The d3 (ifference( ofI act.ioni explalints (It ditfereince of re stilt. No dleformuity necessar'ily follows lie use of the side-5iaddleO if the pr'ecan ion bo taken withI growinig girls to chianige sides on alternate (lays, iiding on thle left side 0110 dlay and1( the right, oni the ne(xt,. Th'le p)urpose0 of this chmanige is to couniter'act the tenidecyW to Iean overu to thet sideu opposite that oun which the leg is swung. wVas.t ini "is. The1, waste whielt takes place in the manufacture of gas is estimated by Dr. Siemens at ?2,000,000 annually in Eahg land alone. Tils waIste occurs in the nion- utitisition of the tar, sulphur and amtmnicalihquors produced in the process of extracting gas from coal. The -only clement besides the gas that has been used is the coke. A new oven is now being introduced in England which, at an extra cost of only about thirty ents per ton, saves something more than a dollar's worth of the ele ments huherto wasted, besides produe kng ten per cent, more ooke than the old "bee-hive" oven. --Twice as m.any men as women die of pneumonia.