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TRI-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO. S. C.. OTOBER1 13, 1883.- ESTABLISHED 848 --- -3 -8 36 HOME DAY OF DiAYS. Hoine day, soine day of days, throadiug the street. With 4Idl, hedlass paco, Unlooking for such grace, I shall behold your facte I Boine day, somuo day of days, thus may we meet. Porcliance the sun may shhio from skIes 01 May, Or wintor's icy chill Touch whitely vale and hill, What umatter? I ahall thrill Through every ve(!in with Huminer oin that day. Onco uoro life's perfect, youth will all con back, And, for a monent, there 1 shall stand fresh and fair, And drop the garment care Once uore my perfect, youth shall nothing luck. I shut My eyes, now, thinking how t'will be I low faec to face, each soul Will aliy its long control, Forget the dismual dolo Of dreary Fate's dark, separating sea. And glance to glance, and hand to hand 'ii greelling. The past with all its fears, itIs sileneo 11and its tears, Its lonely, earnhg years, hmall vanish in the moment, ot thai, meting. DICK FOSTER'S LOVE AFFAIR. Pretty Kittie Withrope pulled the vines apart and gazed anxiously out of her ciauber window. It was a lovely picture. The widow half concealed by green ivy; the sweet, you ng fact peerinir through this nature's fraiming. And, to Dick Foster, aS he laid hii haind upon the gate-latch,-tle picturt was douibly charming, Kittie had heard his merry whistle a4 lie swung through -the imeadow grass, with long, easy stride. Site knew tho whistle, aid it imlade her heart, beat ai trille faster than was its wont. The good people of the old red fartu house had retired with the siun, and had tlesie two hours been wrapped in silm ber. All but Kittie, however; she ex. pected Dick, hence sie had not retir ed. "Dick," exclailed she inl a low toine. "Yes; it's Dick, Kittie." The face at the window disappeared and in at few minutes a side-door open ed, and Kittie tripped down the walk. Tihe pair passed through tile garden, and vent into a snall rose arbor. Rather a peculiar proceeding, is it not? Yes, doubly so, whein it is well. known that the girl's parents look with e''r upon Dick's attachment for Kit tie. .hve is . strange proceeding through. out all its wondrous changes. What if "open day light" love be allowed, and under the eyes of the watchful? Is theire not more "honey-sweet" in a few st olen minoments with the veil of romantc cast over tihei? And so, Dick Foster the good-looking fatrier's son, took am occatsionial opportunity to 'engage Kit tie's attentions by nioonlight. Kittio -well, she was not averse to this. She knew that she loved the handsome, Himaily tellow; an1d she little bethought herself that aught of hari nught arise Ii urn the stolen love chats in time arbor. It inatters not what may have been the subject of their conversation. How ever, when Kitt.ie came down to break fast the next morning, her -eyes were brighter then usual, and the lovely hue upon her yretty cleeks was warm or. "llellol what's all tiis? Look, moth er, our Kit is just like a pictur'," said good n1,atured farmer Vinlth rope. Kittie hid her blushes behind the cof tfee-pot, and was thanuakful that hkem mother did not joini in. "Kit., what traini will your friend coie onl?'' asked farinier Winthtirope aI he rose fromi thme table, after Iiniishing his breakfast.. "Nine forty," resp~ondled Kittie. Do you wantt (one ofI the horses hitch. "N-- no; D)ick he--" "O, Dick's going to meet her, is biei W'ell, you'd better look (lit 0r she'll steal him from you; hie might fall it love withm this gay, city maid," laugh ingly initerrupted Kittie's father as lht went out. T1his caused her to blush only t~hi deeper. H lowever, she Perfectly under stood the dlear, good man, andt-biut hi: last, wolrds were not, very pleasanit. iSh( knew that ner lover was as true as steel andio she sooni drove time cloud away aum she wvent about her light, mnorning wormk, The plink chamber was all nice ly arranged, and after she hadl suirveye. itsa charming alspect for time -touirth (Ii llii time, sihe stoodh and mnused: "Ulaire cannot, help but like it; it I: so sweet, and1 fresh. Andl site, 1)00r girl has been cooped~ upl in that horrid cit.I alwinter." hears the sound of wheelsa. Shte rushte to the dloor. Yes, 'tis Cawe; shte herel D)ick dlescenids and helpts the lai: visitor dlown, and then carries lie Str unmk to the potrch. "Oh, you dear, sweet, little darlIng Syoul 1t05seems anl age since I saw youlI' cried beautiful Claire, as she thbrew lie airis about, Kittie and half crushed he in a warml embrace. Greetings, especially between two young ladles, ate not in my line of' de scriptive powers, hence I'll pais5 ove the spirited congratulations anid tht "Dick, t'm ever so much obliged to you for meeting Claire,'' exclaimedl K it '( tie. "Yes, Dick, I mi obhligedI, too,"' san1 oulit Claire ini a pretty tone. Afteor the yong man had departed aind after Claire hamd removed the trace of trafel and changed her dress, sh turned toward Kittie as the twvo wer staniding ini the arbor and1( said: "Tell mie, for mercy's saukel Who I that country bumupkimn?'" Th'is took lit tie Kittie's breath quite away; and~ to a few imonmnts she could not, reply Dic1k, her Dick-a be mnlkin!l A nd to Ii called thamt, right here upon the spo where lie had talkett so sweetly. "I'm sure. Claire, 1)ick F~oster is nmo a btumpkin," half anigrily returned Kit "Well, who and what is lie ther Kit?" Wh' y, lie-lie's Dick," softly r< plied Kittle, and a deep blush mantled her face. "Ohl lie's DilckI Well, I guess I know pretty nearly whose Dick he is. There, there, Kit, you needn't blush (ite so deeply. Come, tell ime all about it.)) It is good to have a friend into whose ears on may pour one's heart anguish. But a 1)01011 must needs look far and wide ore a friend can be found, flitting to become the recipient of one's love affair. Kittie and Claire had been chums at boarding school; they had con flded nmch to one another then; and Kittie, timid little creature, she did not take into consideration the fact that Claire might have changed since "coin Ilg out" and entering the gay circles of society. Dick looked his very best when he came to call that evening. His splen did figure was finely arrayed in a neat fitting suit. Ile bore himself with good manners, and his conversation was up oil (uestions interesting to the ladies. In all Miss Claire Forney was nodera tely prepossessed with the bumpkin. After two or three visits on his part, Caire became interested in him, and after a two weeks' time had passed she had learned of the sterling qualities which Were manifest in his actionis and conversation-she loved him. Claire Forney was not a scheming person at heart, but she was in love. The one great passion of her life, as it now seeined, would be to draw that big hearted, handsome farmer to her feet. Hleaven seemed to have revealed itself to her us she pictured that bowed head, those honest eyes and lips, all before her begging one, siallli hope, one sweet to ken; but what of Kittie? Claire was a woman, and If she did forget her sweet faced friendI, she must be excused upon the plea-tha' others have lost what others have won. And so, she began to try the effect of her ar ray (' charims upon innocent Dick when next he caile. lIIo w caplti vating her cha rim ing grace: with what a spell of flattery did she cast her lovely eyes upon him. Dick treibled all over. Was it fear? Was it guilt? Ile knew but little of women, outside of Kittie and his moth or. Kittie's eyes -had never sent such a thrill throligh him. Ile had iever gaz ed u1pon Kittie's face so fervidly, as he now sits aind gazes upon this, the face of an angel, butt an angel of mystery; not a calm, sweet-infihtencing face, but an enchanting one, a fascinating one. lie 1must, however. be allowed the cred it of lovimn j honestly and purely as ever, tile one fia r ouject, or ull., IMCU,, ancmtm This other one troubled him sormly. IIis heart was never lost for an instant from its beloved. But be was a man and being a man, was human. Ile felt flattered and intoxicated wit.h the city woman's spells. The people have retired, with time ex ception of Kittie, who is seated at her chamber window; ainI Claire, sHle too, all uncoisciously to Kittie, isseated lp oi a low stood, gazing out upon tihe beautiful expanse of landscape, bathed in the glorious silver of moonlight. A soft, low note is wafted across the nieadow; it startles Kittie, and she leans out,. Claire also hears tihe whistle but it does not disturb her; for to her' it is only the whistle of some belated traveler. To Kittie it has a (ifferent, meaniig. A form draws near, halts at th gate, and then a voice titters: "Dick." "Its Dick," respolds the lover at tihe gate. Claire Forney saw ier way clear saw low she could win her heart's idol, hut Kittie asidle and step iinto her place. She witniessed the greeting between thme lovers, and sawv them pass down the garden walk and go inito the little ar' bor. The iiext evening, after tihe three had passedU4 a coupleh~ of pleasant hours, andi~ Dick roseto leave, Claire followed hmim to the gate, excusing the act, to' Kittie by tellinig heri that, she wvishedl him to post. a letter for' her. "1 have not grot the package qhuitoe ready yet, Mr. F'osteor,1'd like to have it go) on the mioirning trmaini. WVill it, be asking too) much of y'ou to return al'ter awhile?" '"O, certainly not, Miss Forney,"' re spondled Dick, "'get, it, readly and I th come back for it to-night.'' Kittie watched at hoer winidowv as us ul. and Claire, she also was at, her's. Th'len ai torm appleaired, coimiing alcross the Imeadlow. Kittie's quic1k eyes re cognized her lover-but why dlon't lie whuistle? The form neamrs the gate, and~ thienu Clan'e (emerges fronm the house andl goes toward 1)ick. (Can KitLe's eyes deeivejhmer? T1hie two pass5 downi the walk and dlisapplear ito thei arbor. A low umoan wells fromi K ittie's lips, anmd in a transport, of grief shte throws herself uponm her bed and~ bathes her pillow with hot,, bitter tears. "Dick is false to me, false!liHe is only playing with imy heart; amnd-hte loves my brilliant, friend; nay I friend no longer, hbut, a scheninug woman,' anid her lieam't seens to irisc and choke her. She muist, iiot, give the guilty pair a ieasoii to see or uinderstand that, she has been a witiiess of this night's meet -ing. And so, when Kittie went downm to breakfast the next, imorning she said thait a wretched headachie caused hmer eyes to look heavy. Dick received just, >thme least, miLe of a perceptible coAldniess - from Kittie when he called that eveon lvg. Claire was very profuse in her Sbland ishments. When IDick left, it, was with a mhiid sorely troubled. Kittie's straiige quiietiiess, her cold deineanor i and then he remaeiberej what a grand 3 beautiful woumn Chut re Forniey was. 3 Thtus, he was ~i a wnlrlpool of miental anxiety. * (h'adually the coldness on Kittlie's - part turns to a chill silence, anid she r' genierally leaves the room when JDick .conmes--excusling herself with that wo u mian's plea-headache. Tihius, Claire t, and Dilck are thrown more anid more1 together, wvhlle Kittie seemns to have 1 withdrawn without even am explana tioni. It is with a chill feeling of disap pointment that Claire .Forneoy takes her leave. She has all but thrownt herself at Dick, and he Is dumb. She has es tramgod Kittie from her lovm-. and has gained nothing. Claire Is moved to ox plained the matter to Kittle ore leaving but si is proud and cannot act the penitent now that it's too late. Dick Poster calls at the Winthrope farm house as before; but Kittie never appears the Saie as of old. It puzzles Dick. What is the reason? What has i he done? Better have it out than suf- 1 for this suspense, he thinks; and so about two weeks after Claire Forney's departure, he calls and asks in partica laW to see Kittie. And sho was first to greet him; but now he must ask for her. It is very strange to him; but he'll have it all cleared up this night. Kittie comes into the room, takes a seat near the window and gazes out. "Kittie," commenced Dick, "for some time back, I've noticed that you received me very coldly." "Coldly! What do you mean?" "Yes, coldly. Oh, Kittie, my pre cious love, don't you See that this sus pense is killing meo?" She gazed at him fairly, for the first, time in weeks. Strange how haggard he does look, how wan his face is. - She had no words to offer in response, and lie continiued: "Don't, be cold toward ne, my little Kittie. Remember the words I whisp ered to you in the arbor before Claire camne. Do you remember your words?" A shudder passed over the girl's form. How false, how utterly false he is. flow dare lie talk of their love, now that lie loves another? "I've tried to forget all about that," replied Kittie with cold tones and white, tremnulous lips. "Kittiel You don't, you surely can not mean that!'' ejaculated lie. "Yes; for the sake of what once was. I am trying day by day to forget you and your false words," said she as she rose from her chair and confronted the now thoroughly astonished young man. Ie gazed at her in silence. 1s this tile sweet, patient Kittie? Is this aroused woman who speaks in ringing tones, the once dove-like Kittie, priolo of his heart? hoasked himself ere speak ing, and then he said: "I do not understand you, Kittie. False wordsl What do you imean?" "I consider them false; for-for " aid she broke down in a torrent of tears. The strain had been too great; tls was most unnatural to her usually timid nature-such a stand; and iiov she is once more soft-hearted Kittie Winthrop. After the tears ceased to flow, she seemed to recover her composure, and turning to him she said: "Dick, Dick -how could you? You knew I loved you. Oh, hlow could you?" "Explain, Kittie; how could I "Meet-Claire that night at the gate, go into the arbor with her; fall in love with her. That's what I mean, Dick Foster!" "Ehl-weil now, Kittie, but there it did look very mysterious. I'll ex plain;' and then lie told her how Claire reqiiested him to return for a package which she -Wished him to exIpress for her. And lie said that Claire asKed him to stop into tile arbor while she gave him directions concerniig the package. "Perhaps she had some reason for do ing that,"' asked Kittie. "What?" "She may have wai.ted me to be a witness of it; for Dick, slo did try to win you. 1 could see it." ".N oiisenseP'" TItus the clouds were driven away from the lovers' skies. In due course of time they wore married, which is the only proper culmination of a love tale-either in life or roiance. Hloldays. T1hat a holiday is necessity, andI not merely a luxury, is a famct which, the B~ritish Medical Joiurnal says, it, especi alhly behooves memibers of our hard wvorkinig professions to remiiembehr in the regulation of their own lives as well as in their dlealiings with their patients. For the braini-worker periodical remiis sion of accustomed toil has alwvays been a necessary condtitioii of lonltinuled vigor. For him the heightened tenlsioni of modern life hasu. especially accenmtua~t, ed the nmeedl for occasional periods de voted1 to the recreatin and reaceuinula tionl of energy. Th'ie cogent, physiolo gical principles and practical puirposes of systematic holidays ar~e generally ad mittedl. All workers, it they are to last, must have holidays. .For some persons and for some1 occupationis fre ihuent, short holidays igre the best; with other natures aiid ini ot~her circumistan ces, onmly comparatively long periodls of release from routine are of service. Few real workers, if any, can safely contiue to denmy thieimiselves at, least aL yearly holiday. Mere rests, that, is, miire cessation fromi work, while it is better than unbroken toil, does iiot re create the rairly vigorous so t hioroughlhy as (hoes a coimpllete chmange ofl activit~y from accuistoiedl chamnmils. For the stionmg worker, either wnlii brain or noscle, dliversionl of activity rcates better thanmi rest alone. TIhme whole body feeds as it works, and~ grows as it, feeds, Rtest mnay check expeniditure of force, but, it, is chaiefly by expendinig energy that thme stores of energy canm be repien ishied. We mnostliy ineed holidays, he cause our ordinary dlaily life tendos to sink into a narrower groove of rouitiie exertion wvoriniig anid wearing some part of ourl organism d isproportioniately so that its powers of wort~k and Its faicul ty of reculperatiomn amre alike wvorn dhown,. in a well-aurranmged holiday we dho not, cease from activity; we only chanige its chamnnels With such change we give a new andt savimng stimulus to assinmila tioni anid the tranmutatoon of its pro ducts into force. As a mulhe, the haidest, workers live homgest, but only those live long who sullciently break their wonit ed toil by tihe recreatimng varieties of well-timed and well-slpent h ol idays. Mexl'o me making a duty of the cul. ture of the rubber plant. Tihxe hardli ness of the plant is sai.t to be such that ltd culture is exceedinigly simple and in expensive where the climate and soil are suitale. In much of the Mexican coast region the only expense is the weeding requIred when the plants are I onn. lfoepairing A Tituae-i'ieco. "Ilero is YOuI watch." said the OW ,ler, as lie tore ofi a small white tag 'roin the ring of a ivell-worn silver vatch anld handed the tine-piece to a oporter one day last week. "if it, >reaks inside of a year you can bring it >ack and L will fix it for nothing. I lon,'L think it will troublo you though, .or it was very thoroughly repaired by ne of our best workinen." "I hope lot," reliied he reportor as Ie paid the oweler $3 and left the store with the vatcit ticking loudly hiuhia pocket. For nearly a week thu wiatch was a nodel of regularity, recording the tune >venl to the LiLinUL with t1he great, yel ow-faced clock in the Oity hlall tower. Jno morning, however, when it was Irawn from under his pillow, the re >orter discovered to his dismay that he hands were poiintinig to the hour 'f I o'clock. It couldn't be afteurnoon so arly in the day. 1ie rubbed his eyes nid looked at the dial again. Surely ,here nust, be soui ini'take about it. 1e examined the liamds. They were tationary. 1le placed it to his car. It, vas as silent, as a clain. The 'watch lad stopped inside of the first week and u spite of the tWlree-dollar charge amid lie year's guarantee. Ie shook it. A ow feeble ticks respode,.l to ti jar. Lie stubby second hand nmoved slowly Lbout, one quarter arountid its short cir mit and then stopped ts before. lie ounded it on the bed and mado seine incolkpliinentary reiniarks aboit the vatch-inaker. This evoked another eini-rvoumtion, wtich was agail sue dee(Id by the saIne idemeo. After breakfast the unfortunate owner stepped intd the nearst, watch. naker's, a seven-by-inme shop, in upper 1roadwaLy, amid asked 1.1e proprietor V'hat was the iiatter with the watch. Lhe jeweler took the time-piece, priod >pen the inside cover wlit a sImall cani >pener, and peered into the w'orks. 'kfter a cursory examinuuiomi he handed 1, back to the owner. "Li, needs clean ng," he said. "Cleaning?" ejaculated the reporter, in astonishtneint; "wily I paid $3 only ast week for having it thoroughly lealned.'' "#I cani't help that,'' *ol)lie(l the jew Ier; "yoUt were very %oolish to Lake uichi a watch to a second-class work nan. The reason it don't riu is be ause it's dirty. The piniois are cov ired with dust and the oil is all guin. .eave it, here and I will lix it for you i good shape. Call again on Saturday ud it will be ready. It will only cost ou $.50, and you will then hive a vat.h yo1 coul hauiw Ai ". . Thoroughly disgusted with the watch ad the inan who had warrauted it, the eporter declined the ofrer, * pocketed is tnime-piece, and left the shop. A ew doors below, on the same thorough are, a brazen watch with a pair of lack hands pointing fixedly to 12:21) wings from a rusty iron bar. The re )orter passed uider tlls sign and en ered another jewelry store. A ieshy merson who was seated at a work-bench 'acing thme wildow reacied for the vatch and proceeded to open ib ias one ,oUld open an oystUr. Piacing aU eye iass wich reseIbled a very siort teles :ope to his eye, lie critically examnined ,ie nioveinents. After taking obser lations fron every position a watche can )c held in, Ihe ventured an opinion that he jewel which covers the ecapemeiu )inon was broken. " Yes,' said lie, itter smimndry punmiuC1s in the Vitlal r fions of the works with a SuRall steel nlstruineilt, such as dentists use, "ltme ewel is broaeun. Aiy inia cal se that vitii half an eye. I wonder the wat c an~i at, all. Hlave yott dropped it, any yhmerei No? Well, that's strange. I ani't, be muistaken, Th'le jewvel mx cer ainily broken. - L eave it with Rue aiid wiil put, ini a niew one, 1I, will cost, >nly $o, anid call aronaud sonic day necxt, ,veek. W hatniaine, please?"' T.hie naine va niot, given anid tile'wat~Ch retliirnedh. In time block below a tall street, clock tidicatus ,te prexenice of anitimer jOew Siry establislunouit, wilie large shiow. :ases Rilled with costly trinkets aiid a >rlilit, assortinent. oi diamnojids andi ,vatches in t,1ie fron t, winidows att~exted 1,5 claimn as a lashinable enupuriui., l'ho repoiter wvent, ini Ihere. A lanigll '011ng iinanl withi a dlrooing intlistacme lie clor of barley st~raw, took theu vatchm, and1( niiter workinig his way into lie inini clent,, placed ai snial lorgnmette o is eye and~ ghanced over the assort, nent, 0i wheels anid piniionis aiid sprinigs ~viich were 5o iiniin'eouly aind dir fersely disordered, 11e remImarkedI: ourla watch is very badly out, of ie aair. TIie escapeinlent, (1(s niot, sceia Go be doing its wortk. Th'le hir-spring s too long. It, has too ilitichiplay. ivill cuit, it oif anid shorten it.'" 11ere iu reached for a sinall instruinmnt, to ever tbe spring, b)1, thtie reporter inter .osed. "'A 0," 1e ttxcliannied, as hi, rex ~ued the Lat-pic; "doii't, cut, tuae pr~inig. I guies that, ix not what, ails lie Ihimig h or I paid #3 for hiayig it, re >aired and cleaned oniy last, week, and t, ran very nicely muntil this inionaig, Vilen it slopsped." "'Oh yiis," iinteiipted time young iiani "I xcue; you dropiped i, and uli priimg was spread ot by the jar. hvill tuldertaKe to rirti i it, tmoioughly .or $4, so that, you cain rely on it,. aviIt give yout a gmiaianitee, ain if it, )reak -'' 'A'ie repoiter dlid not, remlain to heam' Ulie rest oh time senitee. Thie wat-ch Imad all the guarantees it, comild standi. lie had hieard by this thnie so iaiiy Slffuenit, (piion~is tponi thuecoiadion )i tile watch tiiab lie was deteioiaioed to learin, ii possiblt, whait, dlid ail it,. A rew blocks dlowim the st~reet, anmotber loweler was [ound. Alter severaul shlakes lie applied the watch to his left, mar and listeined attentively. "1 tiiiik," saimd iie, with aL sha~de of doubt, lins voice, "'tliatthie immaim-spriing us broken." lie thn o)pened~ time iniside case anid scrumtiized t~le works carciumlly "''s, hei conituinued, '"tle imain-sprling is evi. ient-y broken. You inuiSt, have been very careless witii t~me watch, and let, it fall. No? WVell, you have wound it, uip too tight,. Thlat oftemn is as. bad ai a hall. I will put yoti ini a inew oiie for $2." '[ime offer was not, accepted, aiid the reporter walked out, ot the shop wit~h lim dilapIdated chironnintnr hn lits pocket, to the great disgust of ite jeweler. At^ the iext store i aiall, nervous 1an was Oxaulininig a double row of fly-speoked watches, .9upof ndted froin a small Iron rack in tile window, and baking in te sun1l whicli filtored through tie diusty window panes. 1[o took the tiie-pleco and. reaching into a drawer p1ux5 out a 'vhite. ta I andl proceedeA to tio it to tie rkig, "What naie?" 0 asked. "No naino," re l)Iied the ownier; "please tok m wha t is the inatter .with the watt." With anl air of anneyance, the ivous mat1 exposed thq works ntda Mi arou M1' tle balanco-ivItoI, with iwhat app ared to the owilor to bo ilinost wilful Ina lice. "o of the pinions is bent, the escapoient is out of balanco, an1d it needs cleating; $3, call next Saturday. " Tito owner protested, and tho watch was returned. 11aving hadl suiileiniit eXI OlIce inl Broadway ie now viiited tIhe Bowory. A large gilt sign over I a wid doorWaky Will everadV431l 11spn1ddchl oc ks1311 nit Watches, also ill gilt, betokeIind a "jewv elry palace,'' aind 1into it the reportor walked. "What is th) inatter with this vatch?'' ie asked. The proprio tLor, al elderly n0in, took the tiii piece, shiook it, listned, openeod ill gazed intso it and s1ook his iad. "1i. rtaitl ie called to a cirly-loaded young 111111, who was working at, tti roar tetid of tile store, cleaniig Jewelry with a long brush antd monio whitO pow dur. The youlig inan Stepped to tile coILtr. "Vat ish do inadder Init dat vatclh?'' Asked the propriotor. Lirait looked at thfe watch as ono would rogard a very soro thmilab and shook hiiis head without replying. "Mlosesl" called ite ol gotetltian to a secd0111 young in1,ing younger hank Llitui, wito calie froni behind the roar partiltin. "Moses " said he, "you dell du Sho ntolenial Vat, ish d in:aldur Ilit his vat~tht.'' Moses Iooked atL the 'poor, uiisorablo thine-pieco with oven inore i solutiliity thani his brotlier, and, aftlir sititry lugubrious shakes of his . a, reponitled: ")o cajp uhewel isht owet of blace. II, vash growided batc11k of dU osgapmnt,. Itf you dry to mnake it run iniiowet, gitting it, rebaired, ou will n11111. you1r vatih. I inever saw a vatlk as bad as dat,. It vill 01nl' gost yolu ,." "I can't leave it to-day," responded the report-er. "I will gif you a flo job for $1, for $3, for W2, for a dollar and a lialluf; and I. vouldn't tit it von ent, shuaper for my graitfaddur. Bit in SI)ite of the liberality of tihe offer th reporer pockLed his watlch and pursuLeiti. ,its suairch for inforination. Many oblier stores were visitud and ..'J . j.An.m.. sii. J111 os',O nAu... 'I. There were 17 se0n in all. Three attri buted Life stoppage to a broken mnain spring, live said it, was caused by dirt three 1hugh1t, that, broken jewuls niad43 the trouble, two diantsed it as a case of built pinioins, and the remainder were divided i their opinionis, Varying froun a tdiior'dured escupniiout, to a broken tooth inl a cog-wIheoi. Fintally, tired of watches and waLclliakers, tinw r1porteor carried it to tle jeweler wh had originally ropaired it. "Tnur o," Sai1 bo, as he laid the titite-piece Oil t10 velvet couiteor 1n1at, "toke tis Lisor Lble, ailalig wIatchi. YoU may keep) it or give it away, just as you pleaso. It hasi't a wiole wheel inl it. The niain springis broken, the uscapieniient, is out, of sorts, it wasn't, half cleaned, and it is enLirely riined. It will cost fin a snitall fortliuie to have it repaired. .L toi't, wal it iany more. It inikei nife tired to see it around. ['il buy a new Llul lar-alid-a-hala wattlh LitaLt ,. a1. take SOniucoinfIort, in." Thle juweier Look te tinte-p)iece anad reUtired3 11nto thut wor)1kshiop. Ini aI fw llitulintes lie retiurned with a broad siunIc omn his face. "'ilerio it is, ini perfet onler. There is iklothinig thu maatter wvitha it. Yott for. got to wniut it, up last night." In appallrel for getitleteia In lre' stalid andtt conser01vai ivo feeling is sp'rintging tup, and1(, thouagh I s. to aical chaniige will be4 inadi, trouisers Will not,1 b)1 so tight, conts nt; so long 01r 50 poiited in the trouisors nott so) prtoounced. TheI( r'' iar i1tnghtsh laslinon of. welaring co3 . I wa.istcoat, Of 01n0 kind of goo tLrottserts of anioLtoer will prii4il a iarge exteti. It, is a1 senisile f'ash too, for aL coat, and1( waii1 oait, will out Ilst two or three pairs of' trousers. lProckc coat~s, geneally known as P'rince Alibeirts, wviili e extensiivelIy worn ai dIiv idel the htoitors w ih l'our'-but Lto cii Li1aways', 51ack coaLs 1. hving goiio enitirely Iit of faLshiolt il,p for ttitilry, SeaL side3 att lerloiy int'lorinal occa3lsion s. As to the taterials to lbe worn, intaporta tioins havo ilot, yet, reachediO~ 115. d1 tig litg by ,te iniiis, ho.)we.veri, dark SinaII 131c13ks and11 o)ve.r-thec3kS, vary'3ing shades43 01 cork-scriews, aind fihne, dark tweeds, with intaIlI, scarculy d iscer'nibl) spot~s 01f whitth or r'ed, wvil be honostly Soiuglt, afIter'. L ookiiigt Iarthr altoad to tbe w %'iter, frie'/.s w it I be h li'nost, f'naihjon abled itnterial I or orst'rcoats, 'which will he ct, as 11rock coaits or1 doutble-breasted sack~s. it, is a face, w~ort.hiy of notico that, tihe onlhy ari'ticle, o)1 lien'5 driess5 in thu laisiitoing ol' wihich 111e weare'4'S tas.t0 liays no pat, is t,1u hat,. Tiht sti~yes of tiats are3tu liatogetl~her to thet taste and1( 11ancy3 of thbo inantifacL(turer4, so) thiaC Lwenity-iotar liourts beflore the netw st~yle is dtiplayed in Liihe il1atter''s windowi ino lnii nut, thu '"lit iuu' ' kniowi wvhat, shiape it w~ill aine.lil. Accor'diing to Air. Dnulap, thorefore, it, is ipossibau inow to give ait idea ori whlat, txpanise of curnling ir'iin or' curttvt of tilhiobul-..rownt wiall attr to headts of our gilded yout~h whten ttey drive their dog-tcarts inl the P'arK ini a low weeks. 8110us will lol low the fashtin of Vte clo0th clothes andt be 14e.s po1inted4 Ltiian ht431'fore1. 'Thley wvtll be 11nad1e a1. phlain andi simnple as poss81 il, wvitLi pa14tnt,-luathber Vaahpsan d kid or black Sli ijl ppur, laced ini iront,. CJoilars will stti l blght ''aih-rouniders,'" and the neckties wall be qutetsiik checks Lited In a sailor's knot,, with no pml of anly sort, or descr'iptlin. -Every portion of the oleander bushi - leaf, flower, bark and1 root-is deadly o, i4sn. L~ord IIggt.onm in~ Arkanslas. Lord IIiggleton, whocame to Arkan. SHis with a view to the ptrchlase of a large tract or timber land, does not l1kc certain social conditions which lie foulid it the remote regions where steam whis. tie has never disturbed the quiet of tle squatter. Soeni time ago, while riding alone through the woods, he lost the pretense of a road lie had beon attempt. ing to follow. Night came, bringing with Ita heavy black cloud, froint which a torrent of rain began to pour. Jutt tW he ht desp.tlred Of flding a plalet of shelter he saw a small light gleaminl among the trees. Guiding his horse hi that direction he soon came to a fenc< irrounding a small house. ''Say, m) good man,'' he called. "You bet I'a l good i1an," replied sone oe Opening Ahe door. "['1m counted the best man i this cununuiity. No longer age than yisterday I flung Abe Nuckle. Don't know Abe, I rockiu?" "No, I -m not aellainte(d inl this couutry; mid thihtking to impress the mam with is rank, which in America he knew was always toadied to, he addeu: " m the Jord--" "The devil you sayl h'llen l reckiii you air a st.ranger here, 1ule," turning to his wife, "git upl. ole Lord's out here." "You don't understainld Ime," said tihe Earl of liig. gletoni, waitiig for an inviUtioni befori dismtlounting; "I say 1 am the Iord - "011 yes, 1 un'erstand. Ain't been muc acquainted WithI yer il the past but I reckin I ken make up fur lost tlne in the lutur'."' "I amt as wet as v drowIed rat., don't you klnow-' "Don't know, podner-'scutz thle famn iliarity-bIt I hev rasol ter jedge Lhat yer air. Never seed a man that could stay out bi tile railn Without git til sorter daimp." "'1Io0k here, l141 Lired of thlis foolishness."'' "I'm lookini lar, but I kaini't see nuthin'." "Well dari your bloody hide, haven't, yoi ;ot enough sense to ask a Maii ill cI A the rain?" "iteckin I've got, th Wmuse, but I ain't got, a bloody huid, tii' it Would take a good 'nll to bloody it. Ef yer don't believe it jus' slip iliuck yerself."' "'No use, yoia know, ,o talk to Jim that way, I am a graduatI >f a boximtg acoademIy." "Yes, an' I plit rails fur tell years. I carry a iutil in one sleeve and a handspike in Ith other, an' a wedge OI top ' mly eai.'' "You, paP,"'called Clie woiani, 'let the m1an alone. Didn't htIt say he wvas the LIord or suthiin' o' the sort. "I ain't a goin' to pestor him, lessen 4t0 ags it oil, bit. I don't car~e if lie's Liieral .Jackson, mutich less the Lord, i0 kain't Lamper with ne.'" You per nist ill misconstruing what L say," said lord lIiggleon. ".1ule did ver hear nal~t Wor rmilea il I (1on1-1, uca'vo ie is a sort of a Lord." "I walnt to om1e into your house and dry myself LDy the fire." "Then coime on, fur y6r L3 welcome as tile fresh air iln Juneo. LOlle ill, sir," he added, as the stranger Aipproached, "you didn't, say that you winted to coei ini." "But you might havo known that I did." "Ye.A, but I liever try ter 'tend ter other folks' usmiiess. It was noratod aroni' this Ileighborhiood onct that I could whip Le devil, 'ill wILen you said yer was tie Lord I didn't, know but yer wanted a ittle fun. Make yourself at home, sir. Jule, git the jug." A Mlantkoalplia LaimAd Asmi. While riding Out across the tilfonceid )rairies three miles beyond the city I 11am0 across two mIen. Onte had hii pocket futill of signs and the other carried I ixa and a bundle of stakes. Aftei pacing aro--und for a time inl the tall grass, the man withl the hatchet drov .t stake and tile othber manti pulled( fortl 11nd tacked to it: '"This house aind l f'or sale or rent onl esy trmiis."~ Accost, lug himl, I. exclaimed: ''Man alive whlat, do you mlean Iby pultthig lip such sign Oil anI unknhown, prairie?'" Thour( isn't aL house54 or1 a street withlin aL il of here.''" Lookinlg up pityinlgly, antj ltiraing a loll of paper from his Pockets Lthe agent, repalied : "Iloere is the pIn for at seven room hlouise. Th'is afternoot twenty-four 11u131 will begin its construe. ion. Ihere is a contract, for its hlase al. ready signed at $:4 per monlth, and week fromt next Saturdahiy thle tenlant cell you a hloi fronting this diouble-track leet-car line oin tihis broad avenlue foi -)O. (Cheap as dirt. Next Week you refuise $ti000 for your property." 'at4chin~g liy) breath, I protested. liroadl avenulel D~oullie-Lrack street, 3ar linel G Areat, King, imhis is anl opet >rin re. It has ne~ver even beent plow. nl." HBlt from1 thte otlber pocket jumitped mtotJher roll (of papers. "'llere is the( 'lan of the sitreet, I had recorded this moI(rnling, andll here is a peOtitionl for i sireet-car linle. lIt sixty (lays you will have botht. 11 crc I have aL deedl all till, id outi, (xtX() sigttitig, and~ I cani imake Lihis hot right, over t~i you now. We'1i "'Your lot," I timlidly venltured, ii ilmall; ontly sixteen feet." "Snmall"I' yelled Hlerrick, ini a tragic 11n( injuredf voice. '"Do you call slxteer feet, fronit smtali Why, you can build .L thbree-story houseS Oil thad t,, anid that is large einoulgh for anybody." At t his I cutI the hlorse and galloped sway thmrou~gh the grass, lest, I shoul fall aL victilnl tol lerrick's blandishml~elte limd schelillte, U..e of anad lfor ltera. A writer remarks thalt thie applicatioi (of a sipecillly pirepared sand to granlat ing sores has beeni tried for somte time with suceas, and1( thamt it possesses0 tile advanitage, since it absorbs thle discharge, olf seldom requlirmtg removal, so that heoahng clan p)roceed withot interrupt ion. Thell sanid ill prepared as follows: It is first hloated to a temperature ncapatAGe of destroying all organmo parti tiles; it is theon'soaked in a solution o1 one part of bitlride of meroury ini one thousand piarts of water; after this, the mixtore ist placed, in bottles. and can be used as required. TIhfs mode of treatling utlcers is, however, not new, the sandy earth of tile termite ants having, it is well known, long boon used for this pur. pose by the natives on the weal coast ol Africa. But whether this termite eartI possesses any antiseptic properties do rived from tne white ants is an interest. tnur question not yet deidd RE VERDICT T HE PEOPLE. BUY THE BEST! MAI.J. 0. IO AG--Dear Sir: I bought the Orat Davis Machine sold by you over five years ago for nly wife Who has given It a iong and fair trial. I ant well pleased with it. It never Rives any roulie, and is as good as when first bought. J. W. iSO.loI. Winnsboro, 4. C., April 1833. Mr. BOA: Toll wish to know what. T taVe to say in regard to the Davis Macline bought of you three ears ago. I feet I can't say too lncht in its lavor. niade atbout $10,00 withilt live 1uothis, at tlines running it so fast, that the needle would got per fectl hot fromn friction. I feel collileni I toul.i not nave done the Maine work wit If as iuch ease and so well with any other machine. No tine lost In adjustinig attachinents. The lightest ruaning iuchite I have ever treatllei. DrotherJ1ies anti Villiais' faiillies ire as lunch pleased with their DavIN MacineA i Iou.ht of yoi. I want. no hetter inactinte. As si al iefore, I don't think too nauch can hi s al for the Davis Machine. itesieti fully, If.l.EN tNvTVNsoN, Fairtlild County, April, 1883. MIt. iIOAO : My mihine gives tme perfect satns faction. I fintd nto fuilt with it. TIte attachtmentus us e Hi liople. I wish for no better than tie Davis Verlical lced. ltespettfully. Mt1. it. MiL.iso. Fairflelt county, April, 1533. M.lioA%4: I noulgi. a llavi s Verlwsal Feed~ tew inig Macline froin you four years iago. I amn elightei with it. II never Ilas glven lel any rottile, and hias itever htels the letl ott of order. I i loa good its wilell I 111-1t h1oulght it. I caln cheerfully recoillail if. ltespect fully, MIs. M. .1. KI KI.AN. MN6n iiello, Atiril 30, 188:. This 14 to certify that, I have beeln usilg a ltys Vertlieol Ieed Seilig Maclille for over tw Pye.krs, purllalsietl of Mr. .1. 0. izig. I haven't foiund i i% llsmesHett of any fiift--all the attiachtients are so m'tnple. It ieverreimses to work, ati lis certalztliy the iightes. rummg in the mairkel. I consider it u lirst Class mtatine. Very respect fully MINNIR V. WVIl.t.IN(IMAX. Oakland. F~airtield COuntIy. S. Cf. M HOAO : I am Wei pietsMa in every part icui with the Davis Mactilne tiought(iof you. I think a Ulrat-class machiue it every respect. You know you Hold several inachines of tle saine make to ill'erent nemnbers of our families, all of whon, as far as I know, are well pleased with them. Iteqpeetfully,.-- -I. Fairield county, April, 1833. This Isto certify we flave lat iIn constant use the Davis Machine bought of you about three years ago. As we take In work, and have maile the price of It several tiles over, we don't, want say better inachine. It is always rently to to any kintl of work we iave' to lo. No puckeringor skippltg it Itches. We can only say we are well pleanun anit wisit no better macitine. tCAiTHICIN WVuxK AND) HSTaEK. April 25, 183. I have no fault to aind with my machine, and don't want any hotter. I have made thie price of it severa Lines by takig In sewing. It Is always ready to dio its work. I I Itnk It a ir-vlass ma chlie. I feel I can't say too maek for the David Vertical Feed Machine. Mns. TuOMAS HMIT. Fairfield county, April, 1883. M it. .1. 0. ioAO--Dear Sir: It gives me itnch pleasure to testify to the merits of tie Davis Ver ticai FedtSewing Machime. 'I'io inacline I got of you abotit uive years ago. has ieen alinost in con stant use ever since that time. I cannot see that it. is worn any, antd has not cost, me one cent for repaitrs dintn we have itad It. Alm well pleasedi anti ldon't, wish for any better. Yours triuiy, Uintil. UttAwiroii, (iranieo Quarry, necar Winnsbmoro 8. c. We have ltsedl the D~avis VertIcal tFeed Sewing Mtacinea for tile last Uivo years. WVe Would not have any other make at any price. The anacttne hant givenl us unbounldeti satisfaction. Very respectfuiliy, Ma. W. K. TiURsNR AND) IDAUGT'ai Frairfleldi cotuty, 8. U., Jan1. 27, 1883. liaving bought a D~avls Vertical Feced HewIng Machie frota Mr. J. 0. litag someo three years ago, ati It Iiaving given mei petrfeot SaltifaSction tun every respetct as a family machine. both for hea.-y anld light sewing, and never nleetded the least re pair In any way, I cain oleerfully recoinutin it to any one its at lrst-laiss tnatchine In every particti larl, anti think It, second to nonte. It ia one or the abnupiest machlnes made; liy children tuse It wit u ail casoe. Tile atttatlhutenta are more easily ad jutietd anti It does. at greater range of work by maeanis or its Vertietca tee tihant any othler lma chine I have ever seen or used. Miet. T'IroufAsa Owitfas. Winnsboro, Feairiuehi county, 5. 43. We have htad one of tihe Dlai Maclines about four years andt have aliways foutt it ready to dto all kinds of wors we have had occasloon to tio. Ca~n4t see that tilt miachime is worn anly, anld works as well is Wnelm ne0w. .Jiatkson's Creek, IFairiieiti coum lV, S. U. My wife Is highly pleased with the D~avis Ma chine htonglit of yeou. Silo wolid not take doule what she gave for It. 'The machine ihas not been out of order 111uce she had it, anti she can do any kiwi of work on It. Very lte'spectfulliy, JAS. F. FREN. Monllicelio, Irairfielid county, S. U. The D~avls .9owlng Machile Is siply a h'rs u4r' Mite. .1. A. tdobuw vM. itielgeway, N. (C., .Jan. 10, 1b83. J1, O HioAo, Esq., Agent-Dear Sir: My wife has Iteen uasinig a (itavis itewinig Macine constant ly for time past four years, andi It, has never needed any repairs aint works just as well as when first btughLt. She ays It wdll dlo a greater range of practical work and do it easier and bet'ter than tiny machine sue nas ever uisetd. We cheerfuliy retomlinendt I itas a No, I famIly mlachilne, i our tru.y, JAB. Q. DAVis. Winnsboro, 8. (C., Jan. 8, 1883, M3. IIOAG: I have always found tuy DavIs Ma ehilne ready do alh kiuds of to work I have uiad Oc casion to do. I cannot See that the machine In worn a particle and It works as weal as whien now. Rtespectflly, Mite. It. U. 0100DINO. Wlnnsboro, 11. U., A pril, 1i88.. Mda. BOAG: My wIfe has been c~nstantly using the Davis MachIne bought of you about ave years ago. I have never regrette buyn Ias at is always ready for any aind of tf 5#n, eIther hteavy or light. It Is Rever 0ut of fxor Rnedtig repairs. Very respectfully Fairaaeld, 8,. O. Marob. 168.a.ltLnD