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y ll? I jr M. .Wi ^ ititi* LAURENS C. H., S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST If), 1885. NO. 3 Od?? to (ho Bu milo Girl. Will tho l.'itrulo (Oil ooiiii-out to-nljdit Ami .limo.' hy tho liidit <>f tho moon? Un tho elevator lower it nickers bright, I ho lulim- orb of Juno Ami an underfed pool cnn tllUICO as liaht AH II fay in ttllVUl' tinton. 0 Uuffnloirli'1 with tho wonlthv nop, Amt (ho Hour-tn 11 ta huco unit lilith rucre s a wonderful chu rm lo which poota drop In ymir ton.1er n/.iire oyo; 1 C*>Uli] illy ino fur you Willi Hover il stop lo tho Kticoliorinu by-and-by. <) Dutralo (rtii, yian- jrroitl big l?ko ls II duck-pond liciildo HIV heart, lum tbroba mid throbs till lt's ntvhto break And 'tis you timi have cairned lt stuart. O i lse ami elvo tho eternal "shako To ttie inie that koopa us n[Atri ! 0 Ituirnlo iiirl como oui to-Ulaht, And elope by Uio Ujrht of tho moon! An I il WHUIIOI- oar shall ai.l our HUdit, .\s wo Kki|> 'nonUi tin- -ky ?.r Juno And your paronla will probably ?io ?tint's light, Ami oonio d< wa with tho BI a<is full ROOD. .I'llOlt'H Annual. IN S1LHNT I>It HAD. A cloar, soft, wann stnnmor night, fragrant with tito odors of honeysuckles, roses, and hut io tropas, und Riloilt, save for the .singing of tho locusts in tho grass. Suddenly thu si lenco was broken by wild .md hurrying footsteps along tho principal street. A living figure closely pursued by ti not her ligure vanished into the dee)) ? H ad OW caused by a half-dozen largo, leafy trees about midway the dis tance of tho street, and from out tho darkness came a terrified and piercing erv: '..Help! Murder! Oh, help - help! Mm der!" A few seconds of breathless (silence, and then the .silence was broken again by the sound of hurrying footsteps, growing fainter and fainter in tho dis tance, while several |>crsons who had Inion aroused by tho cry for help hast ily drew on clothing and shoes and rushed toward the spot whence the eries had proceeded. Il was 1 o'clock in tho morning and naturally the inhabitants of the street were all in bed and most Of thom asleep. Of those who had been awakened many Stooped after thc Ih'st alarm, rushed into thAtrcot, questioning ono another and awaiting for some repetition of the cries; but the street was silent again-oven more silent than it .seemed before the outcry. Of all who had gone so far as to rush in frantic hash! at first only two actually proceeded far enough to learn the cause of tho alarm. "1 think tho cries came from this di rection," called out William Forney, running in the direction indicated by his outstretched ann. Ml think so, too," answered Charles Leeson, following him. Tho Ih'st speaker ran .sofastand head long that lie nearly stumbled over a prostrate body, and while ho recovered iiimsolf Iiis companion stooped and raised the insensible llgUt'O. "Why, it's a woman!" lie exclaimed; a girl, I should say, she is so slight and slender." "Of course, I know it was a woman's voice. Cnn you carry her, CharloyP Let mc help you. Hiing her to our house. Mother is the most kind and thoughtful, dear, good mother that was ?wer known," he added, lending his as sistance. "She is either dead or in a faint," said Leeson. And then the two young men lapsed iuto silence, ami did not spook again till tbov had ontoretl Mrs. Forney's par lor, w here Uley laid their insensible bur den oil the lounge. "Now Charley, do you light tho gas, and I will go and bring mother here, and we'll soe what cnn lie dom?." And he loft tho room ns he spoke, w hile Charley Leeson proceeded to oboy his orders. After groping about the lUUUtol-piCCO he soon found, by tim aid of tho moon light which streamed in, the match-safe, and having lighted tv\o gas-jets, ho gave ids attention lo Hie still insensible gi? L Her hat had fallen off, Mu\ her rich dark hair, loosened and disheveled, Mowed back from her doath-palo faeo over thc sofa pillow. Hor features wore delicate and regular, her mouth small, and though distorted from recent fear wonderfully attractive, and her general appearance betokened rofinomont and grace. "Quito pretty and intorosting.' thought Charley. "Looks very palo but not dead. Wonder what kind of oyos ?ho has? If they ar? Hue tho chances are she's quite a beauty at her liest." Young Forney now entered, accom panied by his mother, and tho kind lady at once proceeded to tho sofa. "Thc young lady is only hi a swoon," slio said! at once taking th? girl s hand, "and, 1 think, far more frightened than hurt. Hut wo .shall soon know, for sho is already recovering. I can seo the color is returning to lier face. Sec, William, her eyes unclose. What swcot-looking creature! I wonder who she is!" "Heavens! It is-" The exclamation burst from William Forney, who, at lila mother's words, had como "over te the sofa, and now saw tho stranger foj Ibo first time really, for, notwithstanding the moonlight, no had not caught even a glimpso ol her face while he helped Charley Lo080n to carry her. Ryon as the words which surprise had forced from him burst from his lijw ho suppressed thom, and from tho expres sion of his mother's face ho could not be sure whether she bad noticed his ex clamation or not Indeed, her atten tion was presently absorbed by tho con sciousness of her patient-particularly as thc girl, on opening lier oyes, at once raised herself and began, with tho wild est oxoitemont. to implore tho protection of thoso about lier. "Don't lot liim kill mo-ho will do it -he sworo he would kill mo, and ho will koop bia word, for ho is terrible terrible!'' ?ho said, wildly; ami then, as her gasto wandered from faeo to face, sho started to lu>r feet on recognizing yonng Forney. "Ah, Wilhelm! Wilhelm! it Ls, then, you who havo saved 1110?" and ovor come with emotion, and perhaps shame nt having betrayed herself, she covered her crimsoning face with her hands and burst into tours. "Com*, come, my child, you aro safe hero. No ono will hurt you in my house," said Mrs. Fornoy, wondering greatly, but intent on placing tho young girl nt lu : caao. "And now pray tell ut>-are, you burt!"' "I think not," replied tho girl; "nay, good madam, 1 am sure, not," steadily raising her arm; "hut look," ami alto shook back the loose sleeve, "you seo I had a narrow escape"; and in fact tho slcevo was pierced and lora hy some sharp instrument. "1 was so frightened," thc girl went on, "when ho struck at mo with thu knife that I thought 1 was killed. Oh, dear! what trouble 1 must be giving to you all." Mrs. Formoy disclaimed all idea of trouble and loti tho young- girl up-stall'S to her own room. "When we aro all alone she will doubtless oxplain all this mystery," I thought the good lady, for she guessed at o.noe that there was something unus ual between her son and this stranger, judging from their glances and excla mations. Hut she was disappointed in her ex pectations. Tho stranger was lovely, slio was charming. She was exquisitely grateful for the. kindness shown to her, bul she was dumb'in regard to tho strange events of the night. She neither explained nor referred lo the mystery of her sudden and extraordinary entrance on tho scone, and she otb red no solu tion of tlie looks and words which had passed between her and William Kor ney, and Mrs. Forney began to think that sho was not treated with it proper degree of confidence by either o? ihe.su young people. After making tho young stranger as comfortable as possible for the night sim bailo her a rather cold ..adieu," and Added: "You shall toll ino who you are and where I am lo semi for your frietuls ill tho morning, my dear. Von are too weak and too much alarme.I for further efforts of any kind to-night." And, indcod, tho mysterious young lady did look palo and waa, so that a harder heart than gentle Mrs. Forney's might have been touched with pity for Ina*. But il was not in human nature not to wonder at thoo things, and Mrs. Forney was, ia truth, consumed with curiosity, and this feeling on her part she nt once communicated to her MU?. "You wish for an explanation, mother, dear, and you shall have it so far as 1 have tho power to give it to you. But I must begin by telling you that all this all'air is almost as mysterious to nie as to you. I know the voting holy-that is nearly all 1 can say itv way of gratify ing your very natural desiri! for knowl edge. She is the step-daughter of the German gentleman from whom I was taking lessons in thal language last spring. Her nanto is Gertrude Stein metz.. Having seen lier it will not sur prise you to know that I was, and still am, passionately attached to her. 1 had boped to make her my wife Indore now, and proceeded so far as to tell lier so. and to win lier consent. 1 went the next day to arrange, with her as to when I might bring you to call on her, w hen, instead of hoing met hy the lovely and blushing girl who had the dav before promised to bo my wife, a note from hoi' was placed in my hand containing these wonts: We meet im more in Ulis worlil. Ask no ex planation. Do not attempt u> ROO HIP. Faro well forever. UKUTIUJDK. "Of course I did not obey. I did ask for explanations. I did seek to soe hoi again and again. Bail all in vain. Front that hour until to-night I nevoi set eyes upon her; ami the events of Hilf nigltl -tho attempt upon her life, hoi presence here, her tenor aro all par! of the mystery which has surrounded ! er since 1 received that note, am which is as incomprehensible to mo a to y<ai." .Mrs. Forney warmly pressed her son1! hand. Uer sympathies, holli as a wo nuiii and a mother, were thoroughly roused, ami for William's sake she de termined to penetrate the mystory. But this was a far moro dulicuit mat tor than she anticipated, mid had no circumstances favored her lhere is litth roasott to suppose that she would have ever overcome Gertrude's obstinate si lenee. The girl was, however, completely prostrated hy the. nervous shock am unablu on tho next dav to leave hu room. Mrs. Forney, therefore, felt horsol justified in .sending for Gertrude's moth er, who cante as rapidly as the trail could bring her, for she had been quit terri lied by Gortrudo's disappearance and only needed a (dew to her where nlioiiU in order to liv to her. An evi fate, she seemed i > think, had overtake! her household, for her husband's soi had been drowned tho night before, am his dead body had just neon brough home a few minutos before she rccoivci tito telegram from tho Fornoys. "Albrecht dead!" exclaimed Gorlmdi joyously. "Then 1 am released. M oath hinds mo no longer. Ah! do mi think mo heartless, Wilhelm -mother; ant only so overjoyed from tho prcssur of silent dread now removed. Alhrceli was a terrible, man. 1 do think he w a not in his right mimi. Ho loved nu and strove to mai rv me, and w hen ii knew that I loved Wilhelm his rage wa too fearful. He made nu- swear a terr hie oath never to marry while ho livoi and ho swore that ho would kill Wi behn if ever I spoke to him or let hil see me. "Oh, I was horribly frightened! could not resist his rage, Ins wildness, w as sure he would kill Wilhelm, an that only gave me strength to keep m oath. Last night he was in a fearfi rago. Ho threatened a score of times I kill Wilhelm, and when at a late hoi he left thc house I followed him. Hitlu anti thither ho led me, till at last li i.H.I. tim train that brought us ben and still I followed, not daring to I? bim out of my sight. .Just as we on tere this street bo must have found ont i sonto way that yon lived here, Wi helm-Ito tinned suddenly and met n face to face clo..*' af his heels. He kno jue, and in a moment a knifu gleamc above my head. I flew past, and Ile for my life, but be pursued nie, an galnod on ute, and then, as I felt tl cold steel era/..- my flesh, I thrloke aloud, and I must have fallen ina fain No doubt bo thought he had killed nt but 1 was only terrified out of nil sen and reason." "And it waa to save mo that you st fored vl.ls torturo my darling?" Wlllla whispered, caressingly. "Would 1 not dlo for you, donresti I WM tho fond nnswor. "Do better, my own," said tho hap] lover. ..Live for mo, Gertrude." Ami (?cr?nele promis* d, und silo kepi IHM- word nor is W illiam behindhand in responding to In r dovotlon; thoy most Univ llvo for oneil other. She Was No Fi lend of fillbor. A very fat, rod-faced woman, willi two big saehels and a hand-hag, got. ol? a train ut the bake Shore depot yester day morning. She had hardly reached tho main entrance, accomplished after a terri lie straggle willi two saehels and tho hand-bag, when she was accosted by n vigorous urchin. "Say, ma'am, don't yoi' want yer valises packed?" "They arc packed, sonny," replied tho fut lady, stopping to rest ami wipe the perspiration from her face. "Oh. you don't catch on. 1 mean don't vcr wald me ter carry the grips'.1" "Well, yell are a real good boy. You can carri the saehels and show mo w here tho north sid?! cars run." "Terwontv-livo cents is w hat it'll c<?-t vcr," replied the youngster, in a busi ness-like way." "Mercy ! What are yon going to do with nil that moneyP I'm not rich, lit-: tie boy ." "lt's nearly a milo to der math side ..ats," responded the youth, willi a blush. "I'll give you 15 couts," said the plump lady, in a coaxing tone. "That's all thu change I've got." "I s'poso I goiter take that, but 'taint ernuff for two -such big fellers as thom grins be's." After a little more parleying tho boy: .shouldered tho baggage and was SOOlt ; Bailing alongside tho Mosby lady down thc street. At tho corner of .hickson and Clark streets ho came to a sudden hall, deposited his burdens on the side walk, and put his hands in his pockets. ..Atc you tired, sonny?'1 inquired tho lady anxiously. "Naw." "What ls tho matter? I think you aro a had hoy." "Well' I'll tell yer, ma'am. I'm a' geln1 t' strikt; on yer fer 20 cents more. ; An' I can't move till I gets it. either." j Tho fal lady was evidently very much disconcerted. She tried to speak several limes, hut Ina-tongue failed her. Tho j horrible youngster took a seat on one of tho sach?is. "You only want 10 cents moro," she I finally said, fumbling in her pocket book and producing a dime. "You on ly asked 25 cents at lirst." "Can't help dat now," coolly ro sponded Ibo striker, "I've lost time go- ? in' out on dis .?trike, an' I ncods do 10, cents ter git square. You better give ! in: I kin hold out frover an1 ever." He looked as though he could. An- I other bright HOW dime came out of the pockol-book, and ns tho two pieces of silver jingled in the urchin's hand ho a roso and grappled with tho big dusty saehels again. "Yer see, J couldn't 'rat,' marm, i'm I a union man," ho said, apologetically, as he marched down tho st root; "an' ! when I took dor load I seed vcr wusn't I no trien' of labor; country people never ia."- ( 'hicayo Si tvs. Increase ol' humility. Tho statistics of Insanity .-how that, in general, lite proportion of insane is greater in Ibo older Stales, w here the foreign population is most numerous, and it is less where tho communities aro new. as, for instance, in tho pioneer counties of Wiseon ?in, Tim South, which has drawn comparatively little from immigration, -miers from insanity to much lc-, ext nt than tVew Kngland and New York: and il is an established fact that tho negro race is much less liable lo insanity than Mic while. The average of insanity in New (''.nglniul ls 1 lo every Hot) of tho population; in New York, Now Jersey ami Pennsylvania, I to every '121; while in tho extrema Southern Stales tho average is only I to 035. The West, like the South, i- more free from insanity than tho Northern sea board States, tho leverage being 1 to every 010 in the interior States, and 1 to 750 for the Northwestern States. la the far Western States and Territories it ls only 1 OUt of l,2G3, they being settled by a picked population, w hose, onorgy and soundness make them pioneers, li is noteworthy, however, that insanity is about as frequent in tho Pocilio Stati s as ia New langland, tho explanation be ing that vice ami indulgence prevail to an exceptional ex lon t among the popu lation drawn to the Pacific hythe mania for gold. The average in Massachu setts, for instance, is l to 848, in Cali fornia 1 to MI?. It is also remarkable Hint tho ratio of insanity decreases as WO go wed and south of NOW I'.ngland, as those averages will show: New Kn glnild, 1 to.".VJ; Middle States, 1 to 42-1; In tor lor Stn tos, I to 610; Northwestern Slates, 1 lo T.'io; Southern States, 1 to 629. Tho State whoro thc. proportion is highest is Vermont, 1 to ?527; and New Hnmpshirc conics noxt\ with 1 t<> S29. Wo uro at a loss to understand why in sanity is so frequent in the District of Columbia, tho average given being 1 to IK!); but [Wrhaps the large average in Vormont and New Hampshire may in part bc due to the circumstances that those states receive tho refuse of Ca nadian poor-houses, they having a much heller organized system Of charit able relict than the Dominion can boast of; and it ls undeniable that some of tho very w orst of our Immigration comos from over tho Canadian border. That immigration, too, is now great, and there are factory towns in New Kugland where the population is largely made up of I'roncli Canadians. New York Sim, "Tho Duchess ol Edinburgh is said to bo more than ordinarily clever and cul tivated," writes Adam Nadean in tho last of his paliers on aristocracy In Ku gland. "From those admitted to her intimate society l have heard that she is hotter informed In politics than ninny womon in Kuropo in any sphere. She rends tho newspapers of all countries, including those of A merion; ?ho is nc qualntoa with tho position of pari n i In tue United States, knows tba naines and history of our public men, and can dis cuss the niea-iircs important here with greater facility than many of our ow n country-women who think themselves well informed. If this is so with ro f;nrd to democratic America, of course t is so with rcteieiico to European Kl* lr- and < 'om ts." THE S ANO Y DIAMOND. Intel ?st In j; lllitory of U I .uiimis Itrllllimt. Otto, <>{ tho host-known diamonds in Europo down to tho oloso of tho last COU tu ry was tito famous Saucy. As is tho COSO with nil prominent goms of this spcoios, many legends, sonn; of pleasant some of a painful character, are con? neeled with il. Ono legend of tho Saucy is tims narrated: Tho beautiful diamond inventoried as tho Sanev. and of UK; weight of 88 12-10 carats, nnd valued nt 1,000,000 franc?, was stolon and novel' recovered. This gian has been assoeialed with the for tunes of tho redoubtable Burgundian warrior, Charles the Hold, and its his tory has done more to perpetuate his nanto than tho record of all his misdeeds and Ids desperate battles. To prove, however, that this is tho identical gent losl by the Sw i s w ill he a dlflloult task, for the antiquaries have unearthed more Saucy diamonds than there were Rich monds in tho Hold. The name of Saucy has, indeed, become famous by em bracing in one story tho fortunes of three instinct gents, The erudite King has patiently traced out tho traditions connected with the name Saucy, and appears to prove that tinco stories in stead of one are included in the history of Ilaron Saucy. Hut tho stone thal was stolon from tho Kreuch casket in 1792 is inventoried at the weight of 12-10 carats, while tho gem that has lately gone hack to India, and is sup posed to be tho stolon gem, Weighs quito -Vt carats. Mero is a now mystery for the antiquaries lo clear away, or did Helatlro and his associates, who made out this inventory with exceeding care, write thirty instead of llfty-thrcer" T!ie histories of these diamonds aro so interesting Unit we will attempt lo re peat them here, following, in part, tho views of King. Not long after the in vention, by I lorquon, of diamond-cut ting by the process of abrasion, Charles the Hold, thon in the full blaze of mar tial glory, submitted to him three largo rough diamonds. Tho nativo of Hinges succeeded so well in polishing them that Charles presented him with the. princely sum of 3,000 ducats. Ono of these gems Charles gave to Pone Sextus IV., ami it was mounted in tho tiara, whore it is said to remain. Tho second was presented to leonis XI. of France; while tho third was reserved by tho Burgundian hero, and set in grotesque manuel' to ho worn ns a personal orna ment. This jewol, of true, barbaric de sign, was formed of a triangular shape, willi the nowly-eut diamond in tho eiaiter. This diamond was fivo-cighths of an inch in its widest diameter, and was shaped as a pyramid, with tho apex cut into a four-rayod star in relief. Around the gem was set three largo Hal?is rubies and four magnificent pearls, each more than half an inch in diameter. One of tho Fugger family, in l.V??, made a careful drawing of the jewel, with a written description of it, and these were afterward published by Lotnbcecius in his "Bibliolhocn Caesa rea;'1 so Ibero can ho no doubt about the appearance of the original diamond of Charles the Hohl in its carly days. When tho duke led his band of free booters into Switzerland on his long projected loray, ho took most of his gems along with him, not dreaming of disaster, and probably loving to view his treasures even amid the hardships of tie- campaign. Hough soldiers aro sometimos as fond of the beautiful in art and nature as more delicate and re lined organizations, and Charles tho Hold and Soil VII roll" are not tho only examples. Thc torrilio onslaught of tho Swiss at Grandson crushed the Burgun dian ranks so quickly that Charle? liad only time to csenpo with his sword, leaving all his cherished treasures in tho hands of the dauntless moun taineers. "In the sack of the camp which speedily followed the rout, a soldier found the golden box ia which the famous pendant was kepi, hut regard ing the jewel as a gaudy and worthless bauble, he tossed it away under a wagon und retained tho box only. Shortly afterward ho began lo suspect that tho contents of so beautiful a box must have ?onu; value, and, returning to thc place, lu- recovered the despised jewel. He il id not long after retain his treasure, but sold it to a priest for 1 florin. The priest also did not appear to have a liigh regard for his purchase, for he dis posed of i 'o the magistrates of his own canton for .'i francs. When it became known thai the Bernese government had possession of the duke's famous jewels, Jncob fugger, one of tho mem bers of tho celebrated Nuremberg fami ly, went lo Herne and negotiated for their purchase. The famous pendant, together with tho duke's cap, willoh was ntado of silk covered with pearls and Balais rubies, and a plumo ease sot with diamonds, pearls, and Balais rubies were bought for tho sum of 47,OOO francs. Fugger retained tho pendant In his possession at Nuremberg for many years, indulging In tho hope, it has been said, thal the duke's gnat grandson, thc Emperor Charles V., would pureha-e it as a family relic. Win n tho celebrated capitalist died tito orna mont was ?till in his possession, hui his great-nephew, who inherited the jewel, sold it lo Henry Y ll I. of England. After the death of this monarch his daughter presented tho diamond to her bridegroom, and thus, by a remarkable coincidence, and after an absence of SOVonty-six years, tho royal gent was again restored to tho rightful heir of its original owner.--St. Louis a lobe-ht in ocrai. A large publishing house states that it generally employs as readers men and wolmai of culture, who themselves have done literary work; SOmotltnOS a lawyer who finds time from his professional duties to give attention to literary pur suits, or a doctor similarly situated, and Sometimos a woman Of relined educa tion qualified to tlo tho work. When any manuscript on a soiontltlo, m?dical or special subject is handed in, some re cognized professional man in that par ticular ls engaged. Nearly all writers bear a part of the expenses of the first edition; all new writers do. It is a fact nol gonorally known that longfellow paid within a small amount of thu total cost of production ol his first volume of poems, and .lames Bussell lowell paid all thc expense of Ids first work. Ol'tho 4,030 works publishod in this country last year 934 wero uovel?. Pigeons .iii.i Their Prices. Leading pigeon-fanciers say that lhere is increased ?nteres) ill tho raising of pigeons,-particularly among tho ladies, who caro for thom at odd moments ut honio'and obtain from thu sale of tho birds considerable pin-money. A resi dent of Now Jersey, who is one of tito best-known pigeon-fanciers of this coun try, and w hose loirs of nearly live hun dred hirds includes som? of tin- hand somest mid most valuable in (he world, says: "livery one of my hirds knows me, and whenever I enter the loft they flock around. Most people have tho iden that pigeons nm.it he hied in the dark. Thia is not Hie caso, tor it make,, them wild. All mineare bred in the light, in glas? boxes painted white, about sis by eight indies in size, and with hay inside tor the nest. A curious f u t I have noticed about pigeons ls their loyally to each. Let a pair he (.nee mated and they will never forsake one another while alive. How long do they live':' Twelve years, and keep np their fall vigor for that period. We feed them on Canada peas, wheat, cracked corn, and occasionally a little hompsccd. Tho wolght of n pigeon varies from three or four ounces to several pounds. The biggest llguro I have heard that was paid for a pair of pigeons in this country was $?00. lt Was given for a pair of carrier pigeons." "Will you tell nie something about tho different kimi - of pigeons?'1 Dr. Mc? Cook, a lover of tho bird, was asked. 'Anyone having owned pigeon? of any kind will know wh it i? meant by common pigeon?. They are not of any distinct breed or coba-. There are but very few common pigeons now in w hich some traces of tlie higher classes can not bo detected. Al tho samo time! I believe that wore n flock of tho so-j called common pigeons kept entirely to i themselves tor a number of years color- j markings and other characteristics of the higher ela ??es would entirely disap pear ami the bini would he more like ly to resemble in color and shape those they originally came from-tho Line Kocks. Next to a common pigeon, per haps the he?t known, ai least hy name,' is the homing Antwerp, which is tho earlier pigeon, so called. It is tho hird known to make long dights. The fan tails are special favorites. The white ones are mc most common and easiest to breed, hat they aro also to he had in black, brown, blue, red and yellow. Thc two latter an; rare, and easily bring from $10 lo $30 a pall*. fans, willi fowl feathers, mottled or checker ed, are not of much value. No breed of pigeons has so many varieties and sub varieties a? thc tumbler pigeons, nor is there a variety so well-known thal is as yoi SO little understood hy pigcon-brccd ors. Many who own thom expect them to perform, whether thc hirds are given a chance or not. Usually they atv kepi with a lot of other hirds and are flown with them. There are -also many tum blers who do not lumbla at all. All cd thc short-faced varieties are not sup posed to he performers, although I have seen some tum I ?le very well. Pouters are the hist selection ot many prominent pigeon-fanciers, and rarely ls this hird entirely abandoned for other varieties. A Baltimore citizen who is an enthusi astic breeder of pouters has at present probably the best hirds of that variety ia the country. They an; somewhat difficult to breed, an?! good ones always command high prices. Fifty dollars loi a pair of first-class birds would not be extravagant in this country, and in Kn bring twice that amount and more. 1 remember that Mr. Scholl, of Brooklyn, bad om! he refused $250 for. They can he had in pan- w hite, black, red. yel low and isabella.11 A'. )'. Mai! atol Express, Lord Beaconsliold may bo fairly cal lcd a gn at man on his own definition of a great man -as "one who atic?is, tho minds of his generation, whether he he a monk in Ids cloister agitating Christ endom or a monarch crossing thc Cr?n iens and giving a? new character lo the pagan world." Lord beaconsfield cer tainly ad'eotod th?! minds of his genera tion, and tho part ho chose lo play in doing so was more akin to that of Alex, auder than that of a Jerome <?r a Mar lin Lather. Indeed, th.- didlcultios that tin- young Disraeli liad to encounter in las career were scarcely less imposing than those which opposed, hut did not retard, the progress of the Macedonian king; nor were tho victories of the ono less splendid than the triumphs of thc other. The young Disraeli began life as a Jew, when to he a Jew incant to be deprived of every social ami civil ad vantage that makes a public career worth striving for Tho position of a con quo red Sam ni to in a world of Roman citizens was .scarcely more galling than the position of a Jew in England in the early part of thc present century. He was not, it is d ue, any longer tortured ut thu*ploaSUl'0 of prince or noble; he was no longer condemned to dwell in a ghotto or wear garments of a peculiar cal or eo!< : ; but all. Ol' almost all, chan . . .,i political promotion were, clo .I against him in his adopted coun try. I?0 might amass a fortune; he might win distinction in letters and the ails, hat lie could not place his fool on lite lowest round of the ladder that led to political distinction. These llidloul lies did not long restrain and impede tho young Disraeli. Ile had boon brought up a christian. As a Christian he could enter the parliament, which it was then impossible for a Jew to enter, and once in parliament, he foll that his career was clear before him and his suc cess Certain, but though he never pro fessed the religion of his race, Disraeli never forgot his reverence for that race nor his love for tho people from w hom lie sprang. In his writings, in bis speeches, in all thc actions of his lifo hr. was the champion, and a most powerful and effective champion, of tho Jewish people. Into the mouth of his favorite character, Sidonia, he puts an ?loqttont tributo to the genius and tho glory of tho Jewish race, which repre sents bis own convictions and the prin ivhol ! of a career that was in itself tho most oloquont tributo ti) tho genius of his people. "England Under Ulad tlone." JUtUn //. McCarthy, Member oj Parliament. Tho Panama Canal has 102,000 stock holders, of whom 10,000 aro women. the same hirds would Lord FlcnconBllold, Tin: IIUJ\II?HI>-UI? sr.v. Singular Aliitoriitnl (Irowtli* OI>HCIVVU0~?A Study in Morbid Anutoiuy, Wo lliink thc most careless man has Hot failed to observo thal women have become subject lo a curious deformity within thc last few years. The matter isa delicate one to discuss, but really the evil is getting to bc so general thal public attention ought to be culled to it lind methods of counteracting it ought to be Considered. Wc allude; to the ugly and abnormal development just where Hie dress begins to sci oui behind. There is something st milgo about this deformity, inasmuch as the victims of it do not seem in any way ashamed of it, nor does il appear lo ailed their gener al health natl spirits. Indeed there is nothing commoner than to meet aprotty en atnie with -miling lips and sparkling eyes tripping along a; gayly and grace fully as Diann on the bo!.?els of Karo las; and yoi when she passes, yon aro shocked to observe an immense bum]) bobbing up and down on her back willi every movement. The dear nfltictcd creatures cha; with eaoli other cheer fully, go about their shopping with tho same conscientious pm duality as of old, ami even appear lo lake pleasure in tin- Bociol\ of tile male se\; but while admiring their heroic < ndltraiico wo can not help sympathizing with their misfortune and sighing oxer their do parted grace of lorin. With feminine skill they have contrived a kind of cloak which is (ail away at the back and lias pieces hanging down at ? aell -nie like the Haps of a saddle, ami in such a gar ment the hump puts on a jaunty appear ance and oven suggests the possibility thal il hail been developed to lit the new fashioned cloak, but not infrequently, when an old-fashioned cloak or circular i ; worn, tile protub?rance is thrust out through tin; folds of tho overflowing cloth like a rock among the ripples of a stream. In such eases tho cJl'ect, if not grand, is at least gloomy and peculiar. If 1 here be any truth in the modern theory of evolution or in the old saying that the back is lilted to the burden, there may be some purpose in tho devel opment of (his curious li ump. ll would certainly allon! a lim: resting-place for a market basket or a carnet bag, and a baliy might be set astride of it with great advantage: but, curiously enough, the women who carry loads of any kind in iii?- street seem scarcely ever atllictcd with this deformity, while those who ap pear to ho out for no other purpose than to exhibit themselves are thu most sadly misshapen. What the character ol tie' growth is we have had no opportunities to investigate, but there has been not a little discussion on lite subject among the scientists. The opinion long prevailed that the lunn]) is a inure fungoid growth, ? cha otic ami incongruous hulk, but there is now gooil reason to suppose that in a majority of cases it is a highly complex organism built up about a regular .skele ton, and somewhat resembling in form aud action tho jointed mechanism of a lobster*- tail. Possibly the hump of this character is a hitor development and tin; fungoid growth is a mero survival; but at any rate its existence can not be de nied, as instances have been known in which the hum]) has been squeezed out of shape in a crowded .street-ear ami re mained twisted, distorted and limp as if it were a mere mass of shavings or old newspapers. The fact that in such cas es the woman has been known to stop out of I he car unconscious of injury, may be regarded as positivo proof that the hump can not bc very sensitive or else that it can no!, be vitally connected with the person to whom it is attached. Professor Huxley after a series of care ful experiments declared that in twenty live eases out ol' twenty-six lie found that the protuberance was not .sensitive lo a darning noodle, and yoi ?H ovory instance he was convinced that it was subject to tile volition of thc wearer. Ho is of opinion that as we can know noth ing clearly and comprehensively on thc Mlbjeet. it is outside of tllO sphere ol scientific investigation, and that any man who tries to lind out why modern women have this deformity imposed up on them ntiglit la tter bo engaged In twisting ropes of sand. Hut the prevailing opinion seems to bo that something ought to be done to retard Ol modify the unsightly growth. For our own part we confess that our axiety is not con tined altogether to tho evolution that has taken place. If a singh; hump had hem developed within a brief period, why may not another lllimp bo added to it ?ll obedience to some (an ions hump-producing tendency in feminine nature? And as a result, may it not come lo pass that our women will in limo be backed like camels? For the production of snell monstrosities it ls clear that (lils is a hustling world. Itoo/tcstcr Post-Express. Two Gentlemen. 1 saw two gentlemen on a street-car l?tele One of them was grown up. Ho was handsomely dressed in a gray busi ness suit, and bad very neat kid gloves and line boots. Tho other was about 12 years old. His jacket had several patches and needed more, and his shirt was of brown cotton and not VOTV (dean. Do you wonder how I knew he was a goatloinan? I will tell you. The boy went through the car to give some message to the driver. As ho re turned, he gave n little jump through tho door, and as he did so his ban; foot tom lied thogrown's gentleman's kneo, and left a little mud on it. Turning around on tho platform, ho raised Iiis straw hal, and said very politely, in a clear tone, 'd'lease excuse inc." Then the other gentleman bowed In his turn, just as he would ?lave done to one of his own agi , and said with a pleasant smile, "Certainly," No loss than $25,000 hus boon spout by the Gorman Oovornmont In boring n hole. This costly hole was mado at Nehladcbaek, near Loipsio, and was made willi diamond drills to the depth of 4,660 feet -tho dooposl drilling over dom;. Thc object was to get a true es timate of coal deposits there. Senator Sawyer, of Wisconsin, ono of (he Holiest and simplest men in tho sou ate, usually rides in tho street cars in going to and from the senate. At din ma- ho generally has a friend for a guest, to whom ho talks confidentially behind his hat, so that ho shall not be overheard. MISSING 1,1 Mi S. Germany seul out !o;'.0?7 emigrant fl hist year. Ex-King Thcobau's nominal prison at Madras is noxt door to a largodistillery. Congressman springer invariably ap? nears willi a yellow rose; in tho lapel of bis coat. Tho thawing breeze that follows tho blizzard is known in tho northwest as a "chinook."' Tin; death rate from chloroform is, according to a recent estimate, ono in one thousand. The average age of those who enter college, in this country is seventeen; u COntliry ago ii wa fourteen. Miss Sweet says sh, is happier out of I tho Chicago pension olllee than she was in it, and ls "making more money, too. " Onida says if the Vein;-, de Medici could be animated into life, women would only remark that her waist was large. Tho late .Joshua li, Lippincoll waa probably tho richest of American pub? ushers. Ho was a shrewd investor in railroad securities. There are still publie lands open to seulement in nineteen states and eight, territories nt prices ranging from $1.25 to $2.60 per acre. Mrs. Mary (bant ( rainer, sister ot (?cn. Cirant, i.s lecturing in Massachu setts under the auspices of tin- Wont en's Christian Temperance Union. Halli )-, the scientist, has kept papers perfumed with a single grain of am bergis tor forty years, and there was no appreciable diminution in the strength of the odor. Tlic ear of Weber, the composer, is Said lo have been SO sensitive that he could tell the difference of a thousandth part, Ol'ono vibration more, or less in the thousand. billy Cook, w ho is ninety years old and lives at Spoltsyh ania," Va., has taken for his third wife Nellie Jackson, a colored woman, twenty-live years old. Mr. Cook is also colored. Crowfoot, chief of the blackfeet, has accepted with thanks a perpetual pass over t he ('anadian Pacific Railroad, and Chief Kahkowaqtionaby threatens the Toronto Globe w ith a Hind suit. As an evidence of lite wane of roller skating an exe hange cites that boxwood, of which thc rollers are made, is muoh cheaper now than at this time a year ngo, and it is likely to go lower. Some of the money uiado in tho Northern (.:. * by electric Lulu Hurst went to In.j .Jersey cattle for Father Hurst's farm, and now ho is selling Georgians an excellent quality of butter. Dr. Salvia, an Italian surgeon, says it is always possible to transplant a por tion of muscular tissue from one animal to another, differences of species having no effect upon the definite result of tho operation. Ellison's parents have now become so numerous thal they have a special series of index or reference mun burs in tho patent oflicc the only case in which Stich separation from the general iudex has been thought necessary. An order for a farm in Washington County, Ind., was received hy a local real estate, agent there from an Ohio man, who wanted, also, if possible, "a wife between the ages (d' twenty and forty-live years," to go with tho farm. When a fair maid was wed by Colonel Gough, ol' the Hussars, ni bondon, tho other dav, his deep-voiced, hearty "I will," made the bride jump so notice ably that everybody sniilcd. Ho was a niau of Mars who talked in tones of thunder. I he peoplo of the. Congo have, no con ception of a Cod of any kind, and wor ship nothing. They believe in charms to Keep off all evils. They do not be lieve, in sickness or death as natural, and seek out tho cause when any ono dios or is taken ill. Many persons aro thus killed in punishment, and were, it not for this tho populace would increase very rapidly. Mme. Adam is rieli and generous, but dislikes to be disturbed win n at work. It is told that one dav a visitor entered her .sanctum soliciting aid for a girls' school. "Put me down for 20 francs" (Si) she said, without looking un. "But, n?dame," said the other, "think! It is for tiie higher education of girls!" "Twenty francs," repeated she, "and now excuse me: I must go on with my work." The canvasser (oft in despair; but tiie next day received from Mme. Adam a cheek for SI,OOO. Thc question is often asked as to tho the significance of thc displayed flags of tho Government Signal Service. A rhyming ofliccr of tho service has form ulated its entire flag codo as follows: A Run of roil ls wonthcr wann, A sun of Ohio is gonoral storm, A croRCont red ls weather cold. A crescent bluo I? fair fcrotold, A ?tar of rod no chango implies, A blue star local stormy skies, A square of black on flag of white, A cold wnvo coming la all its might. "Lord Justice Clerk Braxficld," says Chambers' Journal, "was a man of fow words and of strong business habits, and, consequently, when ho courtod his second wife he said to her: 'Lizzie, I'm looking out for a wife, and I thought you just tho person to suit mo. Let mo have your answer, on or off, to-morrow, and nea mair aboot it.' Tho lady next day replied in tho affirmative. Shortly after tho niarriago Ixml Braxticld's but ler came to him to givo up his situation bocauso ho could not boar her Lady ship's continual scolding. 'Mon,' Brax ficld exclaimed, 4ye'vo little to complain of; yo may be thank fu' yo'ro no' mar ried to her.' " By a now process of toughening tim ber, it is claimed that tho effoct pro duced upon whitewood is?such that a cold chisel is required in order to split it This result is accomplished by a special method of steaming tho timber and submitting it to end pressuro, tech nically ' upsetting it." by this means tho cells and floors aro compressed into ono compact mass; and it is tho opin ion of thoso who havo ex|>crhnontcd with tho process that wood can be com pressed to tho extent of 76 per cent, and that gomo of tho timber now considered unfit for uso in such work ns* carriage building, for instance, can bo made va* uablo by this moans as a substituto for Mb, hickory, etc.