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TRI WEEKLY EDITIO. WINNSBORO, S.C., OCTOBER 24, 18.99 ESTABLISHED 1844 8 AT20ST A BURGL ARY,8 uy Fred SmalJ. Jr. 0 RS. DRISCOLL had n mind of bcrown. Sonc unchar ilable people went so far as to say that if she bad not had so much mind hoe husband inight have been living: to-day. Ec that as it mnay, died and left her su'a mistress of n.haudlsome prop t, no one to oppose her will. She adopted on-, of his nieces, and loved her ai well as eh3 could loye i nayone trat herself. The 1-iece grew uy ". winsome las 6 L aud had lovers, as maidens will. .uckily her choice was her aunt.'s r well, anni the day was set !or her mnarriage with Harry Winship withotu . pposition, the only coaditiaa that te'y should return +- Mr& Drls c:V' home after a briel wedding tou r "Well, Kate," said th stately lady, the day beforo the wedding, "every thing is ready, anld 1 must say that I never sav pre-,rgions so complete not crest for ' your unclo's faneral, poor man: ' I alway nsa t t-) give 7ou a har.dsome imarriage portion, S) Y 7OU'. hat--we'll g-.) to the bank." Wh at girt wjald d).ay uahar simi lar Prcmstan es? I3ke carriag> wai spealily ordered, =4 boon stopped before the banh. xcept the bank offi-ials, thre was iu thc bailiadg -:y Georg> Travis, ";of'Kate's disearded snitors, who wa3 gettin an insignifleant check cashed. Mrs. Driscoil was not 4ow t3 see an opportunity to flutter ter sails, as h-vorihy husband had been accus t4msn to say. D:awing her chez% book she smil ingly wczte a cheek for X"03- and presente if, to thA-tashier. Pajrabta to U. e Kate-a marriage porti'r,-rear.me. Ah, very gener nd *L~ t: Miss Kate, I congratu -you.>.nad the cashier. "Shall e ;"i new book in your name?" he wants no book-al least not --otorted Mrs. Driscoll, sharply. a I give a thing, I give it. I good; solid money for that check ellow Bat- -Ery-yoa live fIly a Mile fo a neighbor. Have Tou-do you tink of the temptation?" he said, besitatingly. ":I "Did I ask your advice?" enapped -c.are'oE my own property, andd, if it rilnot break the bank, I want it in * Gertainly, miadam. My cousaiene i.s clear if you wake up to find your self murdered to-morrow mocrning. '..hsbank cau pay ten times that sum at sight, mnadlau," was the dignified reply, at which Mrs. Driseoll listened iaAvLart silence. The cashier went into the vault, .~osing the d,r behit I him. George Travis, having counted the nuoney received on his check, went avt without a glance at the two ladies. "!here: Now I reckon Travis be ias to realize what he has lost?" audded Mrs. Driscoil. T'te blushed slightly. +~ 2, an~u-t," she said, uneasily, 4'vouldn't it be better for me to take -a book with the money left to my crei.' Hlarry will not be here until te'orrow, aud.-and think 02 the d*.k' It is unsafe." y"How Iong is it sinice I came to be 0.. my duty by a miss of eighteen?" Ireathed Mrs. Driscoil, scornfully, Wha~iit a cr~vard ya~t are: Ify '-atth3 m'>aey, say s3. and TIl let it remain where it is. IC you d> want it. hold your tongue, and hslp ma tako care of it until I cau ;f:ve yon both into Harry Winship's Farther c~nversation1 was prevented' by the cashier's return. Bde extried a strong iron 'ox, "Count it!" demanded Mrs. Dris cell. One by one the golden coins were cyautedl under her ndmiring eyes. y~bere, that is money: That is like a wedding gift:" shc ejaculated~ in a sa!.isfied tone. "BIetter let me~give~ you a rec'Jpt - or it and put it into the cnfe to iight," suggested the cashier. "Pat it into my carriage,"~ was the yar order to the ibanik porter. ThO man obeyed and watched with a puzzled face the crriage out of sight. "She bcais all Y e-:er saw." he said. "I ac-*wo d- her huband died." Meanwhile Mrs. iDriseci returned home well saise1e v-:ih the world and herself in particTir. She had had her own way. "I shall not put this uder my pil low as!1 genersiiy do." she said to Kate. "'i' box is harder than feathcrs. TI siiani pu .it 2:nder thLe cor ner of y-our bed. " L'eauk. a:nt ! Ifron is a% sort as feathers foer me to lio on," laughed Kate. "You neie'. lie i:. that siY of the bed at all," was the cool reply. "There's a :aani isx the kithen a~s San~ hi haft no; .a IUmthfl to eat or- ten daiys ' -said Norr~h, the ser ant, annearing at the doo':. - "The faTm is only a mile furthe" fa. Send him about hIs business;" answered her mistress-. Norah Went ut-. Soon a figure clothed id ag 'vzent by the open widd. Te4 LIZun turned and shook his tOinched 'fist at the astonished lady 1 "Of all things! The Iiidideut thing!" she gaeptd-. "Oh blft, aunt, I'm sure he has heard all that we said about that hor rid money!"' faltered Katc. Mrs. Drisooll's fage toAt th con cern which the tel but she turned her back upon her nice. and took up Darkness came, The lights ie the house were en tinguiehed At the usual time. K&e could not sleep. In -vain she counted slowly from one huaRed b one, and said the letleng of the alpha bet backward, She heard the village clock slowly atrike the hour of midnight. then "nei two, and three. Kate's apartnid, was dark. but the moon ,e3hoil dimly into her aunt's t'oom just across the hall. Suddenly a form stood in ths don'.f way, then vanished witbiti Was it the trampt WA that soi thing in his hAud a knift ? Xate stole softly through 'the door wy, listening breathlessly. Then she darted iuto a small room, near Mrs-, Driscoll's door, Suddenly the dooi was hoiselessly closed. itnd i matt otiod so near her hiding-plAo that she could hear his harrted breathing. The faint odor of chloroform toil why the door was closed. What it he gave an overdo sel' Kate loved the t:tdri wom au,. an notwithstanding her timidity, that thonght nerved her to action. She sprang from the room with a shrill cry, clinching both hands in tho hair of the intruder, It is needless to say that he was startled ott of what littic common sense he possessed. He threw her violently aside with a mautterad oath and ned. But he loft a generous lock of hair in her hands. Her head struck a corner of tha. door in falling, and it wav dawn whie:i she awoke to fall cons::io-.isues3 of what had happened. Womaulike, she rushed to'see if the iron box was still safe. It had not been disturbed. Then she threw opeii the door of Mrs. Drisell's teom. That lady was unconscions, but breathing evenly. Kate's courage returned. Silently she opened the window. letting the fresh morning air traw Ereely through the room. Then she -rept into her own bed to await de- t velopments. Before sunrise Mrs. Driscoll awoke. I 'Merey . on. us:" she screamed. "Norah did not shut the window last ight. I shall get may>death cold t -ate' 2 Bat Kate did notsiir uutil her name 3 ad been called several times; then 0 he answ red dr~owsily. P pWcild! It's your wedding a lay, too,. and14-u da- - nonia," called hermmun Kate shut the window, and helpeM he irate lady to dress, toching her t ~air with dainty, soothing fingers as1 she arranged it. The household arose and went aboub ! its tasks. Visitors came and went. Kate kept her secret well. The cre. t mony was over which made her a wife. The bridal dress was exchanged for a traveling costume. "I shall take the iron box to the bank as we go to the train, auntie," Kate said as she bade her good-by. "As you please. l've had my say I abont it., and no0 harm came of it, either," was the'tart reply. No one knew of the tragedy which1 did not take place in the silent watch es( of the night.. . No one knew until Kate, nestling in her husband'.i clasp as the train sped onward, told him the story in her owr way and time. 'But :the hair--did you save it? It is a clew,' he said quickly. ".1 burned it," was the calm reply "I did not need to save it, for I knew whose it was. I always thought he liked aunt's money better than me. Now I know thathle coveted the dowry more than the bride. But the money is safe in the bank, and wasn't it strange that he should be there to see it deposited?" "Not George Travis?'' ejaculated Harry. "Yes. Let him go," she whispered softly, nestling closer. "Think what he lost-what you gainedc, Harry, dear. Let his own conscience punish him-if he has any. We'll never let aunt know. We will keep our first secret forever." Harry Winship was a man. He could not refuse his wife's first re quest, and Mrs. Driscoll does not know to this day what danger menacel her. Birds in the White House Grounds. Blackbirds, robins, thrashes, blue birds and crows make their homes in the White House- grounds, together with other varieties. Nearly all the year round robins may be seen in the grounds, and tlfey have their nests somewhere abouts. They Bly about the front of the grounds and hunt among the flowers and plants for worms. They do not bathe them serves like the sparrows. They are comparatively tame, as no one bothers them. These few robins bave been in the grounds for years. They do not go far North, like the others of their tribe, in the summer months. The Washington climate suits them. In the winter they disappear for a trip to the winter resorts in the South, but come back in the early spring. The blackbirds seen in the grounds are big tellows, half as big e-s crows and just as glossy black. A new woman's club is t:, be started in Lndont to which no one under six s et :n heigh will be admitted. ANUD ADVENTUREL The 31ission Wo:nen l1i 4w.IJ Airnong th rrieida na.le in the cu 1; %as o my ministry, writes G. W Payne. in the New Voice, was thi Rev. William Moore. now dP4sed and sev--al kteruerr oi his family U ioore labored for many ears i the Fijian Methodist Mission, hi: career dating back into. th* dar 9. of lust q.O ii&11 milid *hich tha hic.-lod begau. His p!arly laude. among caunibal savages. Anarchy ant bloodshed prevailed eu ever side TLhe missionaries wYere frergiitl1 threateneO '-ifth idtlit-0to" 61VidBAMi lthei isi destroyed and their prop erty stolea. In other parts of thi group mission workers found F martyr's death. Mauv 'tir-ing ;-4 dents oce.rre i -b6 earlier ind ire dA ib! their work which h av( hever beeu recorded. The iucident o which I write was related some ore since in my hearing, eliorilY after the advetA bf ths iMis sion part-y ieferidd 16t A leadit!i 'Wiof ha:Jed Thikomb'i., ctuiired consid. frable influence over the eavages throughout the group. Ile was a man of great intelligence and striking per sonality. In later yearr b.y wis statecraf, he br'ught the caLlered tribes tf. Fiji intk 4oind 'eh4. bauce tf true nationalitv. But is superiority displayed itself dur hng early manhood in the successful onduct of numerous wars with neigh boring tribes After T- battle dau ibal feasts were held to celebrate a ictory or to aniebiorate the dbagrhd di tenmporar' repd!aei At sU'h lines ricts captured in war or kiduapped rom hostile villages were clubbed and aten. After some years the mission xries succeeded in reseuiug mang 'f he prisoner- d$stiUsd for deat'i. and -tiionally in checking the wild )rgies over those actually slaiu. During one of the frequent tribal ars the missionaries ,journeyed to a listant village with? -. tit. bf iecon iling the ttibes concerned. Thakom ).A, for the time being, resided in a illage adjacent to the mission station. )uring the absence of the missioneri' party of his wftfilbis brought in even Tdbien captured while gather g food on the plautations of their nemies. The chief forthwith decided o celebrate a great feast. ant l! ight long preparatioill Wete id rogress. In the early Idorning bbwa ame to the niission house that qr6wds ere gatherin to *ftuess tlihd uligk ot of the eaptives and to participate the feast. The wives of the mis ionaries were alone with their little nes and a few faithful attendants. -hile the country was full tif .ellig avageq. Ii the Absenc ctm.After brief consutltation lese heroic %omenu, leaving their ttis., ones and commnending all .t od, determined to eot as thIlis-ia onarieS would have done had they een at home. When they resehed 2o scene the butcher.y had begadt hree bodies ley side by side, the kula dashed in by the death-clab. Vithout a moment's hesitation these auntless women con fronted the cowning chief, denouncing the hoitid iquity of it all and watitiig him of he wrath of heaven agai'ust his deedo. hen they pleaded for the lives of the emaining captives. The chief waitedl ill they had finished speakiugt Au resent expected to see an outburst f -rage culminating in the death of hose who dared to cross his purpose n suCh a way. A word, oLr even a esture, and their bodies would ha te ain beside tho:se at their feet. For a noment a lurid gleam shot into the erce countenance; but it passed as iickly as it came." "What I hare killed I have killed," e said. "The others are yours, ake them. Go'' With feverish haste the noble wom n loosed the bonds of the captive~ ad led them away.* One Gun Against a emn A fresh story of a naval oflicer't ourage in the Philippines is broughi to Washington .by Surgeon Stone, late uf the Bennington, who is now in the city. Its hero is Lieutenant Emnory Winship, also of the Bennington. and now on leave in this count ry, recover ing from the egects of five Mauset bullets gathered in varions parts e. is anatomy while saving a landing party of I15 ment from being eat ni by a regiment of Filipinos. It happened shortly after the bomn bardment of Mala-bon. about Marchb5, that Admiral Dewey expressed a wisl for some photogr~aphs of the earth works and houses that had beet struck by the ten -inch shells from thi Monadnock. Comman ier Tausig sai that if he were allowed to laud a fev boat loads otiamen he oondg~et all thi photographs wanted. tt was beliere at that tiime that ihn hostiles had al vacated that part og The shore, so per mission was giv-cn to land a party Several boats. wiah between 123 an' 150 men, staite'l -.shore and on land ing made for an~ 'ld church which wa the chief object -,f interest. A faisc idea of seenriry led them t rdrance very carelesy, throwing on no advance an-d taking noth ng bu their side arms. Only a boat, guar< of two men under Wiusbip was lett tI keep up steam in the launch whic] had towed in the landing party, bn fortunately the launch had a -mal automatic guit n im'n M. ar ward ami Winship was 'vell acquinte-l wvi !a it - ,rking.. ."he k..at; .rry itaa gerS nsin ame little disir-tnee, when tiuv wer :sprisd by a whole regimeiu o'fFili \c. who .1-2ienly tipeared ct-ut c ,the jungle, The nadves airanoel on the rin, 6o0ting gild; but confident :n A3lni iaft: Those ashore expected little else, but seeing it was t case, of a .foot race or a fu neri4 thej 16tible3 bek- . fuo' the tit 'lig istily. Lil -vas where Winship came on in a star part. He unlimbered his machine gun on the F, inLjiS lilatitir dlosely; so as' not to cnfilate his own comrades. It wa s practically one man against at thousand, antl the nativea came on i i'iislit oiihid M Idu t bd lone gunner out of action before his fel lows could reach the launch, Winship received the bulk of their fire; thereby also 1Sfrihili4 44 litid )fetf f the landing party; but he stood up to his rork. Hle was struck five times ouce in the shoulder; the ari; ili hip; ad k i ild eg:' *Ed braced him self a'dd continued td train the gun wila 'iis nRe fed. it Atiniinitou. '.hidy Flipiuos droppeA atine his fire before the little jungle men de cided they had enough. Their rush was letked and theJ thdq ra,; pur: sued iy tid relentless fire of Win. ship's 0lon gun. The retreating boat crews -eached the shdre itist id time W ie *itiship sinA dd6* in the bow of the launch. the cirsest estimate that could be msa dfthe bllenq" ies iat about sixty killed and wounded.-Iiashing ton Star. Just Saved From Death. A thrilling incident occurred a few mrnidgs agd At the 9: hud-; S. W Rlai!fodj 14ridas did. H~aadi Creek: near Lawrenceburg, iud. ~ Two men named Hatch and Powell were walk ing scross the bridge when train No. 4, known as the "Newspaper Train,' from St- Louis: tame rolling down upod taeni. It *as tod greit A dis: taned froni end to end of the bridge for the nie td escays id that way; and to leali froi it nieadt d fall of Sixt4 feet and almost certain death. To lie down on each side of the track was almost sure. death; as there was not idonit eiigik lti teijdf ti tw mei -lai1 down b? the side of the rails. Friuk Evans, the. eitgipeer, saw the i nen and reversed iiis engine with such promptness and applied the brakei with sueb Wrg tb +ti fly izg train was brontght to a suddeu etaudstill. It was nontAoo soon, for when the engine stoppis the two men lay pinioned, brqised.'td bleedig: bedeai Tthi ponderous engine that held them fast in the -very jaws of an impending- death. z.;vans called out to the helpless met': "Keep quiet, I will save voit," ther alewly baeked the tnfl b#tii impisoned mien and .A t he bridge, sd thit they eoald eraivl .ut bf ti6-a.jif irtger dan: gei-; eif gio . '9 i "riks; but their limbs were unbroken. The..Dugler Who Forgot. It is not often that a-n enlisted man gets a chance to run a artof t1 0 to suit Itid!?itf. T~t e bugler Co af ter t e company . 05 somd e a .arge. At the Arst notes ti de ofiward: It was right 4r 4 that th . b 6igJ-i f .r goa~ fe the tine .beii. that he hvas only the coniminding officer8 orderly: Hie sa* another -elancs for L to move thought, to be Lost. ae sounded once more, and Lieutenant ross, imagiu ing, of course, that the order came fromn Captai 0 Haua: exegated, it "et get Was le bdigier'e thi-st for forward action saed. He sounde-. again and again, as the heat of gen sr alship fiadea is blood now fast sd hot, By tie inie th igle ba :e.td Ihitussit annd itelilqtiil-d f1Id ustieS of fight-director--he .poor fellows of L Compacy were troubled with short ness of breath. In this brisk affair, Iaccordinig t 19 theMial i-epoit the dead rescued a total of about .a including. sonme Dbcerk ZA is *ha enemy's deadl that is meant, of course. T wenty-one 3Iausers and six Reining tons were the spoils of this field. Maniin Correspondcnt ik heilie's Weekl& Adventure With a Bear. While berrying on the Amnmenia Mountains a few da.s age Mire Setuiel Stanton, of C&0100, Penn-, was startled by a crackling sound in the bushes. Investigation revealed a huge black bear eating berries off' a bush. The beast came at her and seized her backet of berries, while the um-a; erHliid: fled down the nimhttaia with the bear folnowingI her. Hunters who went out found the empt~y buckets but uid bearn ki !tung Chang No Patriot. "I regret to say that I may have to shatter a possible American. idea-," says Admiral Charle' BeSidrd. "Li Hung Chaug la no patriot. He is Inothing but a selash old millionaire, Ianxious to make money at the expense cf his ccoantry's ruin. ".[t doesn't make any diference what his political symoathies are, whe'ther he is the friend of Russia or England. He is a cipher, without oilice and without influence. "His su ccessor as Viceroy of China i.s .Tung Lu, now the diplomat of -ighest rank in the Emnpire. He is friendly to the 'open door,' though it be held open with the iron hand. The Emperor of China is still alive, re morts of his assassination to the con trary notwithstanding. He was a re formuer, but he tried to reform too fast. "You can't alter the system of 4000 Iyears in a few months, and, as he ried, he was asked to step down. TChe Dowager Empress, who has been a pwe in Chinese palace polities for two generations,. rules as regent in the na'ne of the Emperor."-New England Magarzine. Norweigan legislators -propose that gris wvho do not know how to knit, r-e iv, wash and cook should be refused - i.ermission to narry. Daughters of a i a mane not t~o be e centaa. METAL T1RAD UNIMGECKS IN ENERzL SIRCULATION IN MANY DISTRICTS OF THE VEST. .sl[!1M' Rf JRdihfg Caileed Ny Their Use -The Governme ll 3 'nrers-. Similitude to United States , tauses Confusuon' rhe Jiicttidi h4 kii id i-arious quarters, why the Governuidt has not taken some steps to prevent the aeneril 1s.d, bf thd metal. trading e'hecks which are id _dh id many of the country districts'of th West:. These checks are about tho bize df 6 siloi weit-five-cent coin. They are stamped with 'iLd -a:1io 4f the firm issuing them. and witi the statement that they will be received for the Anm61int bf #heir face -which may be anywhere from five daii td one dollar-in trade. Ostensibly they are fedeshble onig at the store is suing them; btif; dy' . laei agree ment among the mercharits id A r,8tgls betheoo1; t'h 6uecksare ofteu accepted wherevei preitidd: iidd theit fron! time to time a general cleariu:; takej blace between the issuing hou3e3. A #odd desil f hardship has been cau-ed by the use o tihesd becksq id places where the stores were few. or *here all, the merchants were com peting with sid' ilmeness as to pre clude the exchange of courtesies. I one lumber camp of Minnesota the proprietors have put into circulation some S25,000 worth of checks, prac tically the dly fhoney known there. Tb m buf. all their .honischold necessaries at tihe 6d hij>1 stactes as a rule, and ihere the company's trad- - ig-checks are always good for their face. But the other day a pitiful case tame te notice. where a woman whose husband .haa emo-ed to another amp; and who bad to providd fof liee elf and four childreai. weut to the :ompiftge te with one of its checks to buy come flour. The ttare hap pened to be out of flour, the check *as not good at any of the nearest ieadlets. add: thd womauin husband having left the neiglibdthidd she could not get credit on her own ac count, and experienced much suffer ing in consequerce. This is only onc datalidd f many emplaints of whic'. are coming to WasiLagtlod; ilie theory of the writers being that the United States Government. can very soon feili ig 1id itsd di tho theeks if it will. Unfortunately, nothing can be done inder the present law,-and-with the ourts of the West making their very iigid itliuge Dn the construction of the statute. Most of tid delels who are putting out these private coin3 take rfuge behind 'a decision of- the Unybd Stiti Supreme Pourt in the Van Auken case a nzimii1 bF tears ago, to the effect that trade checks and tokens redeemable in trade eni trrotild be liable to prosecution. hd teddency of the dourts 14 Mipport Ihe .. i. i f the I drdha-its w hile they eep)itbif thd iedhiida limits eet y thelYan Auken case was sid/dm by recmitdteision of Judge Grossaap' d iidi , idud piter bne to substan tially the same effect in one of the ourts of Minnesota. Appeals have been made to many of he nieihiig ididi:: tveding checks to cut the'sd Shets squais in sbape, r in tomi . bthe' +.-af fedue their resent similitude to tia. ttes oins; . Although .aluminium is used tisadi id makifig the cheeks, and its light weight ought to waru ! per son of any observation whatever, the hecks bear so general a resemblan ce in hise; thaps sitd dolof to geunine g4orey that igddraut pieri us are ha Gl hJ U; anid solitidually ard; lured into taking them as money. So far the appeals have been in vain; and, as pros enutigns5 in some of the States tie fis~lledt; ile bperstires if the Secret Seryice have been instructed, whenever s ase of the trading check abuse comes uder their notice, to lay it before the United States District Attdef foi tle tlistrict toncened1, and leave him t~o judge whether' a prosecution shall be institutedl or not. Possibly the matter may be presented to Congress at it iaext session, with a te quest freom iho Secretarf of .the ?rcAhuffiy f~ni iemedial legisla It is now understood that the Junior near Annapolis Junction, MJ., as an offshoot of the George Junior Re public at F~eeville; N: Y.; wijlissue a bolfiage anu paper carrency of its own. Tne coinage will bc of aluminum, the denominations following those of the silver coinage of the United States, while the bills will be for 0-1e, two, ive and ten dollars respectively. Whether these coins and bills fall within the sounterfeitiUg laws orn not -wil depend upon their design, color ad inscription. If the resemblance to actual money is dangerously close, the Secret Service will undoubtedly pounce upon the whole outfit. T be Junior Republic has an opportnity of setting a good example of respect for the law by avoiding a clash with the Government in this resp et. The toy money will ans wer all its propel purposes just as well ii some very ~bvious differences are observed be tween it and the Government's cojI and hotes. In some of the business colleges a special currency is used tc practice the students in banking an' other mercantile work, aund-'great car' is eercised to avoid trenching upo: the counterfeiter's domain. The republic of Ha yti, sometime calld the "Black tepubhie,' occupic abut one-third of the Island of Rayt ati Domingo covering .the. rest Yinety per cent, of the 803,003 cit .r - ficn whocspeak Frencn SRCTDAYS MAKE BRIGHT COLORS Th&e Secret of tIhc Frefaiirovss For Making Carmine, In speaking io tho writer about iLo favorable infiuence that fine weather has qp3.' the production of brightand delicately sligd!I dyes and colors - famous EndLish maufacturecr of car nierecenily -aid:. ".Some ft-r ago I was aware cf th saperiority c the ffranch carmine, ..%d; being r.nxious to iiproyv upon .;.y owdl preacss I went to Lyons and bargained with the most celebrated mannfacturer in that city for th ac quisititni -f his secrct, for whie' I wan to pay 85006. "Well, I was showii :Jl the process and saw a most be-itiful colcr pro anced. lMnt J noticed that there was not the least differwoo in the French mode of fabricatiou and thant whieb I tousantly adopted myself. I there npon ajpdeled !(. my instraztor and iusiste1 that hd 1i4An havo kept so-no secret concealed. 'The juau assared C ha had not and asked me to in spect III p i second tiue. - I e anclepted ti juvibttion, and after T had uiniutely etauined the water anit i the materhil.s liyich were id every re speet similar to my owns. I sti!l felt so mnch in the dark that I said: 'I have. dlt Voth my labor and money, t for the air of Eugila I does nit adonit u:3 to make good carmine. " 'stay!' said the Frenchman, i4n'!, deceive foursel. What ki-il or V weather is it now?' 'A bright and :uuny tlem I rc plied. "'And such are the days,' said the Frenehmau, 'on whic't 1 make my - toloor- Were I to attomptlo mnanfac tare it ou q danla And eloenly day my l results wonid be the am as yours. Let me advise yo:i, ry friend, only to mike your carmine 0. bright, sunny 'iTih incral of tia" continnl tha 14 Englishwan, WII pply quite a- well to the making of many other co!ors ased in manuxfacture., and al.iv in the flue artb, for it illustrates in P prac tical way the chemial inlueuce of tj light upon! ceriain c->lorius cowonuh13 o mistures.' WISE W3ss . When the judgment im -e.n th. a prejudice is strong.-O'H.t. Politeness is good nature reha:atel by good sense.-Sidney S~il'* Ardid popularity; it has many snares, and no f':l llquel'it.-e2u. He that swells in prospeiity -vill b3 sure to shrink in adversity -Coltou. An- acro of performanc,. is worth the %hole world of promise.R-Ho ell. Tlihoss irw aro: grae ' araise prove they are poor La merit.-Pln tarch. PrF.ido iie - couresy of princes.--Ba!-ver. He travels safe and notLmpleasul ly whoi is g.iaedsd by poverty aal guided by love. --Sim' l' Sidoel' nes dire ne persons9 mor e slc ns about the$ preservatio:l of rauts than thoso who have nO trank at ll. Since time~ is iIdi e 9a3sonl we ca overtake when he is gone it! nahonor him with mirthi and cheerfulness Cf heart while he is Passing.-Gethe. Plesrg is very seldom found whre it is edtight, Onr brightent blazes of gladness are co:mmonly kindled by unexpected sparks. -John sea. ~ ~ea ..,... ., . Oyster CulturC. 0ur oommlon, every-da.y Aid" Coast oyster produces 16,039,003 e.g;: nnnaif tiai- e speciaiens, like thec big Lynnhaven ays8, Iiee b'en kno wn to produce in a year 60,O00,000. With so great fecundity the finish of the oystei k n't in eih. Brand says 1hz oyster is not a bivuifg hci .s uivalve, thus upsetting all belief and Pl'C dent A market oyster is from three to five years old. Planter3 buy them Iat two or thre'e years, grow the'u ona season on theif tld bean*. and ,senud them to market the followidi *tti''~ A few years ago Mr. and Mrs, O:drea Virginiana were luauries, to be haun for thre ecents each: to-day they cr on the t.i bof ibe peer man as well as of the rich, at three for g eent, I hear that an oyster trust is formin with ?. Spitsl of $20,0003,00L.. t> operate principally i'd Connectiont waters, where an oyster bed franchis. - ~ pretdah' Id New York fiftee i ears is the limil. New York is terri bly slow'about somne things.---ed York Press. U'nwortay or a ContralicLian Sir James T-anghan, though as ur ~ane a magistrate a3 ever, gave a wrong-doer'"thiree months, ' coul scarify a witnes-, or evenl a lawyes when it was worth wvhile. An instanc of this ocaurred a little while ago. An energetic but somewhat bumptionl young barrister asked the magistrateI to return to him certainl document-s. Sir James replied that he had alreadyI done so. The barrister persisted that he had not; Sir James was equally positive in the contrary sense.A last tile former somewhat exitedly "aid. "In that case I am a lia." Veill-' said Sir yames, smihing blandly round the court, "it is scarcely for me to contradict a personal state ment of that kind !"-Londonl Chroni Do not sleep on a pillow; it is con ductive to more evils than one. It is afallacy to believe that the large downly pillow is resti nI. B3esides, Piiowi. reases wrinkles, p.ush the a.s out of - lace and have a tendency t.o makC 1.Qho9low eheeed. ' flE MERRY SIDE OF LIFM STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE FUNNY MiN OF THE PRESS, Letters and the Man-A Man of Xetho4 ..Whose the Bilazne?-[adellbly 1ti3e printeI - All Talic - Giving Mernelf Away-Beyond Expectations, Etc. For mischief done naught can amend Tic letters men have failed to send. And hearts are pierced with harsh intent 1sy letters better left unsent. Great w'e comes to us. I believe, ' From letters that we don't receive. Bat heaviAst on our soul do sit Xacse letters that I've never writ. -Chicago Record A Man of Method. "Isn't Siubbins rather irreguWi Jis habits?" "No; when ho borrows he ve. Whose the Elame? "It is false. absolutely false!" she xclimed. "'He never kissed me." "His fault or yours?" inquired her earest friend insinuatingly. Inde'lbly Imprinted. "I shall never forget that lady rer; she rnmde a profound ' ion on me. "By her intellect?" "No; she wore a baby-blue inned crooked at the beek." All Talk.: Smit--"You say that you have 6 peaking acquaintance with Brown, et I notice you never speak *on the treet to him." Jones-"No; my speaking acquaint ace with Brown occurred over a tele. hone. "-Jadge. Giving Herself Away. Mrs, Dainbridge -"She doesn't be mng to the best society." Mrs. Marshmallow-"Doesn't she?* Mrs. Bainbridge-"No, she doesn't. hy, would you believe it, anybody in read her handwriting at the Arst iial."-yudge. Beyond Expectations. "How did your picnic pan out?" as asked of the cynic, who had gone ainst his will. "Great! Never so well satisfied in life. I counted on rain, but we d hail and a young cyclone in addi on."--Detroit Free Press. A, the Circus. "I pun~i yo, si hefn sn't~wt necessaryd"rlisd the %9 ift child, "for your love to work vertge on my account, ima."-Piek le-Up. The song-servic Ate the sernost "Did you hear the music, Edith? "Oh, yes." - "Can you iell me how it sounded?" "It sounded-it sounded like an c-cream soda tatstes, mamma, jUast dier one has been to a fnueral." radge. . "Yoa must remember," said the proud Yankee girl, "that I am a Daughter of the iRevolution." - Tooh!" exclaimed the beautiful, darkd-eyed woman from Central m~erics, "I am a Daughter of Six evou~tions.-Chicago Times-Her aldi. : it "Judge, they are accusing .you of favoring your friends and being te. evere onyour enemies when you get a chance at them." "Oh, well, it will average up all igt in the long run, sa justice ia the abstract is none the loser. "-Indiana polis Journal. Outlanders. She (at the depot)-"It must b wfully hard for these poor foreigner4 who come to this country to find them elves strangers ini a strange land. He-"Oh, they don't mind it! You e, they are used to it, having ,been born and raised in foreign lands." She"True; I never thought of that."Chicago News. A French Court-artla!. First Witness-"The prisoe iain ocent!" Second Witness-"The prisoner is ist Witness (deflantly)-"Of pre. isely what is the prisoner guilty?" - Second Witness (more deflaat "of precisely what is'the prisoner nocent?" First Witness -"Ha!" . Secona Witness- "Ha!' (Red fire and threats to c court room if applause 'coR Washington St4%r