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7 A k q -- EDITION. WINNSBORO. S. C.. DACEMBER 15 1883. FACE TO FACE. Face to face I There's nothing like it In this world of joy and woe I Never shrinking, never halting, Whatso'er may come or go. Should a monster seen to threaten Life and limnb, or peace of mind, Face him with the eye of courage, And a lamb-like too you'll find. Thus it is, when, like a panther, Creeping slandor comes apace; Half his tales will melt and vanish. When we meet him face to face I Face to face with cares and ttials; Face to face with wintry blasts That may sorely wound and pain us While the angry tempest lasts. Face to face with truth and justice; Never turning from the right While we have a hand to work with, And an eye to Aind the light. Face to face with friends that love us May we ever prove most true. Face to face with joys above us When lite's Journey shall be through. THE lIAJOR'S UDO1IE. The fair feminine society of Portvill was much exercised in mind whe Major Trixton bought the great brow house across the park. Year In and 7ear out that house ha stood vacant. Summer suns had wove: their threads of light through th closed blinds; winter snows had plie4 their white drifts against the threshold Some said the house was damp, ether that it was haunted, yet others shrewdl surmised that it was iv litigat.on, an couldn't show a clean title. But nobody knew anything for cei tain), and wien Major 'I'rixtou bough it, and an army of decorators, masoi painters and upholsters took possessio: of it, the interest and curiosity of Pori villo was at the culninating point. That the major was a bachelor wa very certain. That lie was forty year old, if not older appeared an incontro vertible fict. 'Ihat lie was imniensel rich, rather eccentric, and decidedly i want of a wife, everybody inl tow knew before the title deeds of the bi house had been twenty-four hours i the possession of the new owner. "Yes," the major had averred, ser ous.y, w.en facetiously challenged o tihe subject by Mr. Miles Rideau, oni of his most intimate friends. "I d, want a wife. You may chaff about i as much as you lplease but it don't alte the lact. But I want a wife, not bundle of giggle, and irizzes and Pari millinery." "I'l introduce you to our firs yotig ladies," said Mr. Rideau, cheer tudy, "and then you can pick ano choose for yourself." A.. egl .o'W ~bihelor," said Ri "&A regularnerMay deau to himself. "He'll never marry lie wants perfection, and there's no gn living thatcan come up to his standard. iie ladies, as a matter ot course wcre much interested in the blull brown, elderly major. Miss Seren" Silver, whose grandfather had been cmmodore. and whose genealogic, tree had more branches than a star-nal picked out the last gray hair from 114 tresses and plumed herself for conques "He'll want a lady of undisputab birth and position," she thought. Alice Wood, the pretty dressmakel assistant, pinned an extra bliush rose tihe froi~t of her bonnut as she tripp to and fro to iher work past the windoi of the brown house. "The old story of King Cophet; and the beggar maid is often repeatii itself," she thought. "And 1'm 11 quite a beggar. While all the beauties in Portvt brightened up their armor and prepat to enter the lists. Major Trixon went inito society, a society was puzzled to know what make of him.. "T1'welve shirts!" said Gertrude M holding up 1her hands ini dismay. "T welve shirtal" echoed Mrs. La who was a pretty widow on promoti ".By, my dears," said Mrs. Hed the mother of the two dimpled, vel' eyed brunettes, "you nmust be r takeni" "We're@ not, inapn;pa," said Berth "He really dlid so, imumsey," elard ida. "You see, Mirs. 11edge," expulai !Krmiima Bruce, 'he hias foundet hospital or poorhouse or something West, and lie wants a box made ul sendt to the poor people there. An' has asked the yonuag lndies hereab to contribute twelve shirts-one el don't you see? Anid they must piadle bytheir owni hands," "So rdicloll" said Mlar. He~dg( "jiut old bachelors always do their quips anid erauiks," said. Lacy, complacently, as she remnemia a garment or thme late lamnente" Li wardrobe which she promised hersi "do up" and paiss on to the Wei paupers as a pilece of genuine (doni manuiifacture. 4 "Well girls, you'll have to get workboxes," saidl Mrs. iiedge. "if it was worsted wvork, nowv,' ida. "Or Kensingtoni utich," a Bertha, n "But shirts! Whio ever heni a irts?" said Gertrude. "Howevi must all try. A rich ok(1 batch< b .worth a few ilnched Lingers-ehm, g But Erminaia Bruce, who had lug for plain needlework, looked disgust at the WVamsutta musli cam d of buttons, and the coumpact patterns on the table. we 'mraay veninig's musci ~ ut it out, And the major Wvill now that i didn't matte it my" shirt, idqgeil Why, h'lbe exj 'us to scrub. floors and mav powt. The hroW R hmonse l0 Vii * p~t . piean to Le Indy of it withi 1)1 this odlilus drudgery. 3o AMiss Uruce, who was tall, superb complexion, tlashing bla * u~d ilgure like Diana's own, r Sobnoxious materials and awondeAo a little house around time believed j\pale, dove-eyed young d the ang$ in her first youth, as fler these y5 ,, said Miss Bruce capital and., a shirt made. Very now. And you must make it cheap; do you bear?" Agatha Fontaine looked up, wist fully. "But, Erminia," said she, "I am very much hurried just know. If you could wait a week-" "Very well," said Miss Bruce, with a toss of her imperial head "then I'll take my materials elsewiere. It's always the way with you suffering poor If oie takes you work you won't do it, and then you come and tell us all sorts of stories about your privations. But mark my words, Agatha. if you refuse to oblige me now I'll never employ you again. Miss Fontaine sighed softly. Five years ago she and Erminia Bruce had shared the same room in Madame de Froulignac's fashionable boarding schoolf and were inseparable friends. But poor Harmon Fontaine had failed in business and recklessly drawn a razor across his throat, and here was Agatha toiling for her daily bread, no less than to supbort a delicate mother and a litile brother who was ailing with spinal complaint. And Erminia hau listened with a patronizing air to u Aagatha's humble request-for work. "I will see what I can do for you she had said slipping the rich rings careless Iv up and down her fingers. "But amateur needlework is never quite.up to the mark. However, if you will consider that in your charges--" "I will endeavor to work well and cheaply," said Agatha, meekly. And after she was gone Erminia y laughed exultantly. "It's a regular stroke of good luck for us mamma," said she. "Broken down gentry aIwas work .well and at quarter prices!" And so when she turned coldly away upon this occasion Agatha made haste to detain her. s "Leave the work, Erminia," said Ssite. "It is true that 1 am very much . hurried just at present, but you have y been very kind to me, and I would not I wLtingly disoblige you." a "It must be hand-made," said Miss Bruce, unrolling her parcel, and very neatly, mind, and I will pay you fifty Cents." . "Fifty cents!" echoed poor Agatha. "Our usual charge is-" 3 ". don't care anything about your usual chargel" said Erminia, impatient t ly. "If you can't do it for fifty cents you needn't (1o it at all." And she rustled out of the room, leaving a strong odor of "Bouquet do Caroline" behind her. ("Isn't it strange?" said Agatha to herself, in a sort of sotto voice. "Isn't what strangef" said a pleasant voice from the adjoining room. whara Io a ma-Mu. - "This is the third shirt I have had brought me to-day to mpke," said Agatha, "and all in a huiry. I shall have to sit up till midnight-every night and finish them. "Indeed!" said Major Trixton. a "One is from Miss Ida Hedge, and d1 one from her sister Bertha," said Aga Wta; "and now Miss Bruce-" -Miss' Brnce,'el?" said the maior. )"Can't she make her own shirts with le out bringing them here?" "I don't know,". sighed Agatha. a "She is the haughty young woman, I i suppose who was domineering over you ,d just now?" vs - "Yes," acknowledged Agatha. "Not that she means to be unkind ,but-" ia "No, no-of course not," said Major ig Trixtonu, dryly. "Only she treats you .t as if you belonged to an inferior race of creatures." lie As le spoke le stooped over the bed ed and lifted the pillows so as to alter ti invalid's position. iud "Is that any easier, my lit tle man?" to said he. ."And now the doctor is -here I will leave you for a while." "Indeed~ sir," said poor Mrs. Fon taine, "you are very kimdi" cy "Kind?" he repeated, brusquely ~n"Nothing of the sort. Kiund? Ough ewe not all to be kind to each other ~eAnd now good-eyeningl" lis- 11e paused a mninutc, however, b Agatha's table. a. "So." said he, "these are the shirts! de- And with a dlelicate pencil lie dre(w tiny cross in blue lead upon each one. ned "These are what you call the neci i a bindings, aren't they?" said ho. ."Th out mark will do no harm. See, it is to small that no one would notice it bi I lie ourselves. i only want to idlentil mits these articles If I ,should ever see the: teh, again. Gouod-evening, Miss Agatha ,be Mind you don't sit too close at yo1 needle I4 .And the major took his brown fat imve and sturdy, talli ngure out of the tAw M1rs. light room. ered The shirts came to thue' Westel icy's packing-box in due time. Major Trix< ti to eyed them critically. itern "My old mother used to say," st estic lie, "that a well-made shirt was I criterion of a woman's ability to ma your a good wife. These shirts are (1 graces to the P'ortville girls-all exc< ' said three, and each one of the three marked with a tiny blue cross on ighed inside of the neck binding." And Major Trixon chuckled as 'd1 of packed the shirts Into the big, woo r, we box. ulor is ie met Miss Bruce on the favol iris?" promenade an hour or so siibsequen to lk- She smiiled sweetly into his face. with "1 hope you were suited with i, the shirt, major," she'siid. p~aper "It wail beauiul a," e swvered. stip to ' 0an assure you," shp 4impe ta for "thait I worked mest diligently t4 never 1His diirk oyes seemed for i m If. A to read her very FOul, ecting 1nyehmutaruhy she blushed and t 0, sopp her face away. y nice, "(Can he know," she thought, mt any I sent it to Miss Vontihne to wilth a 'Tho velvet.eyed Hedge twins k eyes not far off; they advanced to meet died up with cherry cheeks and plumed ha carried match. corner, "Oh, Major Trixon," said wonman, "did you get the shirts?/ And dhi t at her find out that we didn't make 'i .all? Mapma would be horrilled curtly, knew that wve told you. But we cot nicely. get the gussets and the sores right we picked our fingers, and, lost our tempers, and-" . "And so you sent them to Miss Fon- a taine, ek?" laughingly questioned the'e major. "How did you know?" said Ida, I wit I wide open eyes. I "But don't tell mamma," added c Bertha. "Oh, I knowa good many things," L said the major, smiling. "And I assure t you that your secret is quite safe with b me." Agatha Fontaine was walking ab. L sently along, with -her face bent down- v ward and her eyes fixed on the ground. She scarcely saw the major until he C paused in front of her; then her cheek V kindled into sudden fire. "Major Trixon I" she cried. "The b very one I wanted to see 1" "Can I be of any service, Miss b Fontaine I" "The doctor's bill," she said, color- i ing. "It is so much more than we ex pected ; and-and if you would lend us e a little, Major Trixon, I should be so j, glad to repay It in sewing I" "I will lend you the money, Miss Fontaine," he said ; "but as for seo- n Ing-" . "Your housekeeper may find some- 0 thing for me to do," said she, wist- %i fully. Ii He turned. "Let me walk along by your side," , said he. "Let me tell you, Miss Feon taine, how closely I have studied your a character since first Rideau took me to j your sick brother's bedside. Let me con- u fess to you how dearly I have learned y to love you-how truly to respect your n noble nature. I am a rough, brusque old fellow, I know, but I believe I could ( make you happy if you would but allow q me to hope for your love?" 1, "But me I" cried she, breathlessly- . me, who am but a poor sewing girl I" , "I love you," lie said, simply. "I 1 could do no more than that if you were L a crowned queen." So lie married her, and the once pov- , erty-stricken family live in the brown n house now opposite the park, where hot- Li house flowers scent the rooms, and birds sing to amuse the crippled boy, while e every luxury smooths his early-sadden- i ed path. And Miss Erminma Bruce never knew a that her deceit about the special unit of the twelve shirts, which had fallen to a her lot, was the straw which turned the current of Major Trixon's fancy. He liked and admired her before; he could never do so again. And Agatha Fon taine was so good, and innocent and truel , And above all things, a wife's nature must be true! At least so reasoned A our major, and lie was no mean judge of human nature. Philip Guyer of Patterson, New Jer- n: sey, lost a large sum of money by theft a recently. 1He suspected an old woman of the neighborhood, but did not have b sulicient evidence to warrant his si making a complaint against her. What L made it the more suspicious was that y the woman called every morning to ask i Mr. Guyer if he had got any trace of r tihe thief. The following story is told - by a Patterson police oilicial: Mr. Guy- e er ascertained that she was very super- i afitious, and the next morning, when I she called and asked, as usual, if there N was any news of the thief, he replied: "No; but I expect to know who it i was to-night." "How?" atked the woman. "Do you see those three nails?" said Mr. Guyer, showiug t e wonman three very old and rusty nails "Well, they came from a cofin that had been buried for a hundred years." "The Virgin save us," said the wo man crossing herself. "And do you see that paper?" "I do." "Well, that is a prayer, which I just -got from the priest." "And what are you are going to do with those things?" S"Well," answvered Mir. Q*nyer, slowly Sand impressive3ly, loing the woman in the face, "to-night at I2 o'olock I am to go into a certain yard whore there is a pear tree. I am to nail that prayor to the tree with these three nails. Every time I drive a nail I am to repeat that a prayer aloud. When I drive the last nail and repeat the prayer for the last -time the person who stole the money t will drop dead." o The woman turned pale and departed Swithout saying a word. That evening, :y about 8 o'clock, there was a rap at lis am front door. lie went to the door and 6there was no one in sight, but on the sill ir lie found a small package containing the money that had been stolen. Baggage andI Luggagq. mThat which Americans call baggag~ mi Esnglishmen call "luggage." Ourd ii mthie better word. Luggage will do wel ~enough when speaking of the bag an he baggage that you yourself lug abou ke wIita you ; but baggage is a more prope Is- term when speakmng of the bagged o is- boxed valuables that are being lugge ptfor you by others, "I want to gat a heme luggage before taking a bawth, eremarked an EnglIshman to a no' lcheck-boy in the baggage-room of he hotel.* The boy, supposing he mear asomething to eat, politely led him t -t the door of the dining-room. But a thy are begining to meet American strii 'lings ocaslonally who, delightingl thaeyeerythin~g Britighi, apak of 'i the apge "'n 4merican dwide on I travfes i the most amusing of all ti Soreatgreasthqt walk or stall on tWolog Conaiderable sensation has been car ite ed in Vienna by the news of the suiel of A nton Vayer, a young Austrian, med ~the service of the King of Silam. HF Payer, who was only thirty years that ago, bas for some years ocupied I be Urst otilcial position in Siam, havi directed the foreign affairs of the kli were dom, and reorganized the military i him, judicial departments on the Austr ta to model. - He wenat to Vienna a shi time ago on leave, and had an audie they, with the Emperor, who 9roitw4 I you support aud ~pstimenCi case iun s4lio 14 wish to relin ite Sian f she servce and remain in Austria. i ild't Payer deliveted lectures on SNam ' , nd great success. ShZrmaU and Manoec. "General Williain TWcumseh Sher ilan, in a slouched hat, an old-fashion d broadcloth frock 'at and a short iilitary cloak, went ove to Governor's sand by the 121 ferryboat from the lattery recently, and visited Gen. Han ock lor an hour. Geo. Hancock is oilined to his house. After the visit Ion. Sherman went to the meeting of tie Military Service institutioi and eard read a paper on the duties, hard bips and necessities of the calvary at ae frontier posa. Tjie paper was rritten by Col. Brackett, Third Calvary. "Gen. Sherman was 4ntioduced by reneral Crittondon and s he got 4p he. ras applauded. "'A dt not come hqr%,to spe 4he egan. aIt is the lirsatbJ A have ever een present at one of yumneetings, ut, through correspondthilt: Witli ne. ral Hancock, I have eihcotrigd you i your purpose, which ,J. believe is to evelop iintary ar6 and military ulence. 'The paper iust. read Is almost ke A B C toanie. L believe the cavalry y rm of the service has for lifteen years ast helped on our national civilization i a manner 10r which it is entitled to acuive the respect of it Comrades and f the people of this country and the rhole civized world, It nas done lure actuai service in proportion to its ize than any otner part of the armi tice the civil war Closed, twenty-two eatS ago, and that is the niethne of a ian. it has done groat work with aiwans and cow boys and all other irreg iarities in the ar West. Now it is tue for the cavalry to Onsaudle their orses and take their ease. " 'At the same qimie,' continued eneral Suorman, 'tVn' is a curious ord we live in and tiore is no peace >r the wicked-or for tL4e happy either. o I wish to encourage by tue wisdom C experience tie youtu or the land, in 7ont of whom the ile work lies. nore is yo plenty of work for'every kan in tne service abd there always ini be work ior tie military. Old men lie Ueneral Hancock and I understand nit we must pass oif the stage,- but we Ave got our neada yet and uney will ter -be at the service of our men who Phow us. We have gone ahead and it the example. I know thtat there ways wai h)e war on earth. America ony on the turebnoid of her istory id tue American Governmeunt is to Lay the part of protector of the human unily. Toie wnoie world turns to us to me wnat the resultof our experiment t Government will be. We do not Aieve in tue divine jight of kings to no, but we do bsieve that twe .lmighty-rules, and bj laws almost too Lg cougu of history, and now national anhooIU begin. " %s I said before, there will always 13 war on earth. If a foreign Ivar iould come to us, that would ie easy ) Lake care of. It's the civil war rhicn is worse. Maybe it will be etween labor and and property. The ugular army was a great Dool In the Ivil war, and it would be in another ivil War, politicians and civilians neored at the regular service then, but . saw these men Deseech us to give them omiebody to put a battalion into shape. "Beoro another lifetime comes arounc here will be 20o0,'000,00 people in thi :ountry. The regular army will alwayk )e needed. I believe we could put ilit< ;he ield an eftective army of J10,U0 men. Keep up the army, It wil form a nardened centre wilich Will b Able to penetrate to the end of the worlk if necessary. It will be a bond betwee: all parts of the Union. I have no fea for the future. Let us keep oui knowledge on which this nilitar; system is founded puie, holy and sahre< I believe that in our army the captaim and lieutenants are as well endowed a any on earth and willing to do or dl for theIr coutry. hitrrage in uHidoostan. The cooles of -Hindoostan begin tI marriage ceremony by the contracth1 parties sealtng themselves In a ciro of frienais, wno sing while the brid maids rub them both with a yell< powder called huldee or tumeric. TI'l is supposed to beauty them a .d mal them as valuable as gold to each othe Then they are taken out and wedded two trees-the bride to ,a mnukwatre thebridegroom to a mango. Then th clasp the tree in their arms. Eniterl the house they are placed standing fa to face, on a stonet used for.grindi. curry powder, beneath which is a plo yoke suplierted on sheaves of grass staw. .N ext the bride and groom tre on each other's toes, for they are ba footed,, or butt their heads against ea other. 'iThe bridesmaid theu pourl jar of water over the heads of ea L wnlch Is taaen as an emblem of pur r Tanla ends tne dirat day's performiic j The next mornmng tney go downz t t river or a pond, and forming t parties, the girls, under the leaders vof the bride, tne boys under tne brl Sgroom, they pelt eachi other with ci Lt of mud. Then the bride a~d, grc o hide in the water a water vesso WI: e the other party must lind. Tne y hiavhig tilled the vessel With Wa a gigges it on hlied ~~, while the gr anoots& Thand wlst arrow between her arm thcle pitcher. TebieWlat he the arrow has fallen,and picks it up s. ber foot, retuculug it to her huwb T4hits shows thdat sine can wait uponk servo her lord and master, waite s-shooting of the arrow indtoates thei must proteet her, but she must venture beyond is proteotion. ~rr 01iona UnUiture. he The R~epublid of Guatemala has ng ,gaged a Ceylon planter to intro g.1hnto that country 500 000 canol ,nd trees for obtaiing keruviain t lan' from whioh is distilied tle salts, ki ort' as quinine, owing tQ tile great IiAo in the gasa of cmotona barem, inot ibm fQr qawinine and ias an igredlegt he stitte for h1Qps, but for Ya ese cominercial piurposesI, ~err-' rith Advice la seldom welcome. *who need it tmost take it least. The VorpSe In the Arbor. The delicate form of the dead burg lar who was shot by Mr. Homer M. Choate, the cashier of the deaboard Bank, as he was escaping from Mr. Choate's house in Newark was estab lished by the name of the clothing firm of "Devlin & Co.," which was stampea inside the collar of the coat worn on the night of the burglary. Chief of Police Meldnum, of Newark sent Detective Smith to the egtablisiiment named and one of the cutters dis covered the name "George. Stone" written on the inside of the loop in the back. By referring to the order-book in the custom department it was found that a suit of clothes had been made for a man by that name, who. had left directions to have them delivered at 1'o. 25 Market stre.t. When inquiry Was made at No. 25 Market atteet the houseaeeper, Mrs. Wallace, gave a reporter a history of the man so far as she knew. "Mr. Stone first cane to my house in the early part of last May," she said. "Lie, was anxious to secure a quiet room down town, and was willing to pty well for apartments 'iat suited him. I was -impressed with the belief that he was a respectable man. Lie did not bring any references, but when speaking about uiem he said that there were many better men in the world than himself, and laughingly added that he was not the worst. After showing him tile vacant rooms, lie concluded to engage the front apart ment on the top uloor, and paid me $2 in advance for the lirst weeu's rental. ie then said: 'My name is George Stone, and I trust we will get along nicely together.' 1-e has been with us ever siuce, and I do not remember of his remaining away over night but a few times whven he said that Le would be obliged to go to Boston or Pliladel yhia on businuss and would probably not return for a day or two. "Mr. Stone was a quiet, unassming man, and unless there was somettiig to bring about a conversation he haLt very little to say. lie conducted hin sear in a most gentlemanly manner, and was what is considered a desirable lodger. lie always niaintained that lie was not in active lbusiness, and ex piained that lie received a private in come from nis Latner's estate. "Mr. WLone lefti the house on Friday afternoon at 4 o'clo.k. lie appealed sonewrnat agitated and was ovdently anxious to leave tne nouse. lie came Into the sitting-roon Und handed mn one key to mas rooni, saying that lie was III a hurry. He wore tue coat "' winch Iua dead oudy was found. I could not tnat of the man wHo has MenllUn gentlemanly imate of my liuso." At tnias point in the -conversation MIsS Nellie Wallace, the seveiteen year-old daughter of the landathy, en tered the room, having just returned iron Newark, wavn're sue had viewed toe body of tie burglar. "It's George, motner," the young lady said, as sue unuutwned 1her sacK. -I recognized his pale fa&ce the ionlut the whlnte clotn was Ited from tie colin. llis clothmug is the smam.e that ne wore when we saw lal last." "Are you sure It's Mr. Swne, N lie?" asked tue mother. "On, yes; 1'm posimve it's he. YoU remlmber i ha had a wooth missing tron the upper jaw. Vel, his mouth wa open a Ittle and I saw the vacant spac0 to tile right of tWe two large teeth i front." in conversation with the young lad; the reporter learned that Stone ha ~told her that has parents lived at New arK, and tnat he nad been brougnt u, L- mAstoria, L, i,, wnere lid was Oorii a Air. Stone, a grocerymanil, whose ci a tapisament is near .f4inety-seconI street terry ini that place, toes nut ri memouor anay person wno went to scuo04 in Astoria uy tua namie. Ein wheeler. g When the gifted Ahiae (Jary died ai te left a void tuat it tooX a generatin e. dtl. Who of you do not remnemoer ti ,, songs of Une Gary sistera-Aiice ai [s P'atue-of two decadiesi ago. '1t is l2 ce a rew snort years sinc a neW light i r. peared in tue iatrary hirmamnent and towatched, with grataieation, .l WnieOler's tiny twinigang star as It s reased an elf ulgence anuaslowly cour iig its way to tne zein. I had piayed as the advent of a genuine female p aiid tueo fervent winh was answer' w. .unce then nor raine nais spread all e or the counitry. 11er merits nave been < ad cussed, prou and con, by the lead re- gapers of the laud, ajad theo produces en aier pen are Iu great demanid, I a 'tuema of Passion," printed a I Lh, ontlis ago, netted ner $5,000J, and ty. as engaged an writing verses and Sn a swrnes 10r various perioihcals. ) a' it is a long inie since JMila Whe4 wo was am Cnicago last, but su camne i: hip tile otnier day and put upat the Pal le- douse, whefe aue inoved~ aDout With ads stamily air of a queen, but, neverthe. ,oig acted quietly, aand was uin no senase oni iotai atuL4s or spoiled, as is the case e.ri maniy petted cavurites. ster Eu~ia Weaver Ia about 24 years sont petite un usu~re, square snouiders, m mad expressionI, a sweet mnouth and aere LIorwneyes. Sue wore a Langtry c vatli ure aand cang and was planly but si mnd. ly dressed. it cannot be said shi and. atraiuigly handsome, yet she- is pr~ the sessing and lhfs what mnight be ci t he int~eetual beauty. Tn'e sweet aI nor of Mionagan doues not live in Mi1 lieu, as 1s generally supposed, Wini ileves her of a great reaonaaility, in a lattle town not kaf from there I en- lng the En~igahsounding u luoe W mdsaor, g 'Aeoording to adrairers, Miss WL r is agenis, and liersoulS airly i t~~with trtO poetic lire. lint genius se udehlnabi quaity. What passe only geinau in the literary world is si ia a thes rich lab ellectual frultage of a gious cultivate4 mind. That Mss s WI has thus in attundance3, there ino but her socahed genius, like ti ['hose many others, Is inclined to takc and erratic ilbghts.. The Orash of Pianete. There is a prevalent Impression, writes Professor Young, that the im munity from collision between the heavenly bodies depends mainly on their being held in orderly orbits by central action; and it is true that their orbital restraint makes it quite' impossible for the planets to collide with each other or even to approach each other. very closely. But a very impressive picture is sometimes drawn of what would hap pen if the earth, for instance, should ever free herself from the bonds of gra vitation-how she would fly off into space (which Is true of course,) and soon dash herself to pieces against some other wandering world (which is not true at all, or at least not probable). Most likely, if gravitation yere sudden.. ly to bease, the earth ,o lid travel for millions, not of ybars but of ages, with out ever encountering anyting more important than metesQs, such as are now continually falling upon her surface. i And those meteoric encounters even would probably be far less frequent than at present, since there is reason to 1 suppose that such bodies are much more numerous in tie neighborhood of the 0 sun and of other gleat Stars than in the rest of sliaee. Evidently, however, the attractions 'btWeen a wandering star and others lying near its pati must con siderably increase the chances of colli sion, though not to so great anl extent as perhaps might be supposed. A body enterig our system at a distance from the sun one hundred times as great as t the radius of the earth's orbit. and mov ing with no more than til' velocity natural to a cnmet at that distance (about two and two-thirds m'iles per second), would not strike the sun unless its path were directed within less than half a degree (23.4) of the sun's centre; and if its velocity were greater, the aln would have to be still more accurate to score a hit. If bodies were snot into space at random from the position and with the velocity indicated, only about one in eighty-six thousand would hit the sun. Were it not for the sun's attraction however, the proportion would be twen ty thousanid ties smaller still-only v y one in seventeen hundred millions. i p is obviuus, therefore, thiat, encounters *I between heavenmy bodies of considerable a magnitude must be extremely rare. There is not in all the astrononuical record a single certain instance of suC1 an occurence. And yet it may coull dently be asserted that some time or other in the past such events must have happened, and some tiume in tile future a will happen again, simply for the rea son that, in a sulilcient length of time, a is true, ats 'as5~un never run into each other, because of the size and nature of their orbits, but, so far as can now be ascertained, c nothing qf tihe sort holds good for the ulotionis of tihe stars. We aiready know eniough about somne'ot their so-calied "proper motions" to 'be quite sure Uit, as a Wet, they are not traveling in any slimple curvos, around any coiiiomlo centre, and also that sonc stars are ilying through space with suei veloci ties that n1o attraction, such as cain rea sonably besupposed to act in the preii' ses, can control them. Nor does tueory, any more than observatiOln, indicate a structure of the stellar universe at all analogous to the, planetary system. Animong the stars there ms no central dominance and no iuperial power, but, we have to do with a republic of comn p)aratively free and independent, puem bers. _ UVtting Maarine 1luookM. Describing the Vermont marble .quarries a writer says: Thlie marnin is i brought to the mills ini massive cubes. .is sawed, turned, chiselled, polisluxd, ,j mounted, and emerges as tomnbstones, capitals, cornices, coluimns, mantel pieces and table tops. Mucon of tuis work, especially the hand work, can, of course, be studied in every place wnere e people die and have monuients set up nyc the local stone cutter over their wgraves, but time heavu'r prelmmin~ary idmbor is best to be seen near the quar Srics themselves. The marble is delivered at the mills in elongated cubes--garailelopiped5, I ilm suppose Euclid wvould saty-iromn ten to n. hlfteen feet long and three to five feet ud sqae and placed on tile frames for ~or sain~ig. An expert will thea decide )et as to the manmner of reduction, that is, dj the thickness and tihe namnoer of slabs, eraccording to the quaiity, tue samape ant is. sizeo of the block, or tue special nature ~n of the orders to be filled. in outwar Sappeaanc a "gang" as a set of saw er la called, reseitiblos the oid-faslonie uew up-right, saw imill, except, that tnue vert] hecal trame contaas not one but man; smsaws, arranged at driferent, ntervab corresponidinig to the de,-ired thmicanem ~fof the cuts. Onie process, therehort e divides an entire blocK into slabs. Tu rsaw has, it snould be added, 1n0 te Th ihie cutting is tile jcint, euset of tiu ashard edge of the steel blade and tI wet sand which is fed into tuno openin, mtiand thius produces an incisive tractioi Th'le ordimary progress is about two at old a half inches an hour, anid tune ganj ibi work night anid day. 'Tne polishmlg ,or small piheces is done on a revoivmig ir' oer disk some twelve feet in diamietor. T1' ea-marble is t browu upon this, aud caug sat- by fixed wooden striya liKe tne radii .03 a circle, while the motion of tue wne ld wvhicii is suppliedi with sand and wat mgm'furnishes the attrition. it taKes t gor three hours to polish a sI ar-face down one inch. 11eavy pieces a btsmioothied by hand) with the aid ir puice-stonme. Marble la turned ii saof circular shapes in a lathe, exactly I iron, and is bored with an ordinary eeler drill. glow Our greatest glory is not in ne is an falling, but, in rising every times sfr fall. mply go success life en bp so desire Well. .thgt man can Word todeu Iua lutegj melrfor It. at of The man who commands himsel wild greater far than he who comwpendS worid. PIE VERDICT -F THE PEOP BUY THF NOTIONS, Ma.t J. 0. B40-DdS buft- h )avis Machine sold by 41t Oy &Je... ago ft a If d 0iettalns fi nL t it. I. never V a rouble, and is a55gdodU whe en Arst bought. Winnbol'o, S. C., April ISS. J W. IJOLo. Mr. BOAG: k On Wili to 1no W !t I have to say n regard to the Davis Machin ht ofyou three ears ago. I feel a can't ay o mcofh I aIs1 favor. marie about $80,00 within lve 1nontas, at tintes unning it so fast the d would get per ectly t from fr ction. I feel confident I could lot have done the same work with as muon ease ld so well With aily other igachino. No time lost n adjustgin attachmnents. The likhtest running i achdfe I have eVer treadled. BrutherJames and A iiiauas' families are as much pleased with thqIr ).vms Maihnes "ought or you. I want no better uach.tie. As I said before, I don't think too uch can be-said for the Davis Machine. Htespectfully, XJLNHN bTURBON, FairfieId County, April, 1893. MR. BOAG : My machine given me perfect sais action. I fiud no fault with it. The attachmonts e go Hile I wish for no better than the Davis Respectfully, Man. It. MILLuqO. Fairfield county, April, 1088. M n. Ioao: I Doignt a Iavis Vertiual FeeJ w Ing MAchine from yon four years ago. I atu lignted with it. It never has given me any o ule, and has never been the least out of order. i as good as when I first bought it. I can heerfully recomnend It. Itespectfully, MIto.. M. ,J. KIRKLAND. Monticello, ADril 30. 1883. This is to certify that I hlave been usillIf a Dayis erti.il Feed Sewing Macnino for over twJ yeArs, arciased of Mr. J. *0. Jq.g. I haven't found it )ssessed of any fault-all the attachnents are s) wuple. It never refuses to wor, and to uertaini y iW lightelt. running in the market. I consider it firit -olass inacine. Very respectfully MIaNanI 9. WILLMOSEAM. Oakland, Fairfeld county. 8 0.. Mn ioAo: I an well pe0 til in eyery partltou It h tile Davis Machine nought of you. I tlink Oirst-cass macidne in every respect. Yo knew on soia several machines of th.s same make to iierent tucinbers of our families, all of wuom, far as I know, are well paeased witu thiem. Itespectfully, go. As We ta~i~ r1 ice of It several titnes ovEf We do oetter wahitne. It is always ready oA f work we nae to do. No puukerlag(Ir SKePla titenes. We can onay ay we are well via. jit wish no better machinar. - CATBRINE WYLT AND S grT. April 25, 1898. I have no tault to kad witu my machine, a4f lon't want any tietter. I have alide the priUs of i severa times by taking In sowing. It is alays ready to do its worK. I think it a Arat-class ua Dhino. I feel 1 oant say too much for the Davis Vertical Feed Machine. - Mus. Tuomas SuTtu. FairfieLd county, April, 1883. Ma. J. 0. DOAo-lrar sirI it gives lie ma0i pleasure to testify to the ajerits of the Davis Ver tical Feed Sewing Maeitne. The machine I got cl you auaut live years ago. his been almost in eon slant uso ever since that tine. I cannot see that it It worn any, and has not oost me one cent foe repairs sinc we nave had it. Am well please I ani don't wish for any better. Yours truly, HOBT. CnAWPORiP, (raite-Quar, near Winnsboro 8. C. We hi~e used the Davis Vertloni Feed SeWlsd Machine for tno last five years. We would not have any othor iae at any price. The maonine ham given us unboundeui satimfactionl. Very rempeutfultly, Ma. W. K. Tua As pDaoaTaai Fairfield county, 8. 0., Jan. Si 1898. Hlavinig bought a Davis Vertical Feed SeWLog Machine fromn Mr. J. O. Bloag some three years Iago, and It navitag given me perfect satisfactton la every respect as a ramnily mnacni no. boin for boa r Iand lgnt se wing and never needed the least re pair in any way, I can ieerfu1y reco.nend it to lar, and think it second to none. It Is one o1 the slang.est macnines inade; my children use It Witta ala ease. rue aittaOilmentsL are mxore easihy ad justed and it dues a greater range of work by ineaus of'ata Vertical deed than any other asa obine I have over seen or used. MRs. Tmioi a5 OWINGS. Winnisboro, FaIrfield county, 8. C. We have had one ci the Davis Machines~ about four years and nave always found It ready to do ab hindu of worg we nave nad ocuasion to no. Cain't see that the machine Ii worn 'any, and works as well as when neW.. Mas. W. J. CRAW VOID, - Jackson's Cree4.XaSIrfeld county, 8. U. My wife is highly pleased wia tile Davis MLa 8 chine bought or you. Sne woud dot take doubte #nat sue gave tor if. Thea aaiA0fl1i0 has not been out of order since shae had it, and she sa do any kind of work oni It. I, Very Mepetful is' SMontIcello. Fairfield county, #. (3. The Dhvis Sewing Machine in simply a f.'4as tnae .Mie. J. A. U000WT*I. ~a itidgeway, N. C., Jan. 10, 1e88. 113 J, 0 BoAu, Esqg., get-1)Sar Sir: My wife Shas oeen using a Davis aali(Machine constant ly fortOne past four years, aut I has never needed oany repairs an a works just as well as when first iibjught. she says i will do a greater range of. 3I~prautiaal work send do at eAser , d! bet qr than r adly acheine she uas ever used. WO chferfuii Nt) reconutmenld It as a No0. I family m neO ar Winnaboro, 8. (1., Jan. S, 168. IO S Ma. BOAG: I have aiwa s found mny Davis Ma sihinle ready do ala sindia olto work 1 haVe had o 10 so tdo. I cainno6l see that the miachlin 1* ' on a particle antd it iorks sea5ro new. Mas. It. V. Uo000on. Ver W~naheboro, s. 0., Apf 1,8 we the Dais Machin oU. y 01 t 7y ago. ' Ihave never r to tedIt, a a~ vmays ready for any a of o ingellli neavy or ihgat. . 1Isis never ontt Ak of Rsedlaig th. ~~~very 200 .fi4fi giarglgldy 0, Eareb, jy ev.y r ikJe fo4u2~t A. W. IsAD ,Issai