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11^^ ^^^^^^^ ?^^^^^1^^^^^^^ ^ Ii3dep?4cloi>t J?a,2>ez; X>evotecl to tie Interests oi the People. I ? ?--~?:__._;_,_ . ! i-:-?-?-?-???-?-1? ? ? ?? ??_ VOLUME III. ORANGEBURG,' SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1875. NUMBER 48. . m~~mmmm?~mmm ??????_?.?^??????p?i i mm??mm I hi r. m.M -_,_ i"r ? ? X V*? '?? X1+V A SCiSNK FOIL. A. STUDY. BY. JEAN INOIXnv. Whlto lay llio enow over roof, over wold? Whlto hung tho moon In tho frosty sky; And huddled sheep, that crouched In tho fold, Wore tho white raiment djropped from ou high ; But a llltlo window, rusticitnd old,' Gleaned cheerily red ou tho wanderers nigh. A pal ritor passed on his way, that night; " What a sccuo for a study I" tho painter Bald ; " Fairly gleams that ruby light, Ioiclon fringo it from overhead; rOh, moon, thon art ghostly t Oh! world thou art whlto! ' I'll look In tho window all warm and rod." ' Bo ho looked?hut whatovor his eyes might seo Ilia pencil told me, hlB lips wcro dumb, X might guess, but who would listen to mo I And tho days of tho painter bavo told then? sum, Would you know) you must wait till your eoul 1b free, And you two meet in tho world to come. Hero 1b the study tho painter wrought; A utile way off that window glows, And the prints of tho children's feet aro brought, Up to tho doorway, athwart tho buowb, Aud tho moon beams fell liko au afterthought, Aud silvers their pathway who now repose. Cold shows tho world and tho sky round about, Aud warm breaks that ruddy light between; Of tho pabitor's thought I need uot doubt, For long liko his Bludy his lifo has been ; Ah, long llnio his lot was to walk without, From tho ouo light apart in a wintry scone. But I hop.', whero tho whlto flakes frcezo no morr, I hope- ivhero wiutcr is over aud gone, X'*or tho cold of tho night that wont beforo IIo almost forgets how ho mado hlB moan; Aud almost forgets how they closed tho door, Aud doomed him to work In tho world? alone. LOTHE ? BALL IMiESS. "Do you think it is best for us to go, Lottio V Mr. and Mrs. Olarciico Mellon had been married scarcely Bioro than a year ?not long enough for tho first gloss to be worn off hor wedding ring? rot long enough to forget the on chautod gold shiuo of tho honeymoon ; aud now, upon this clear December morning, tho young wife sat ut tho breakfast table, in a most becoming neglige of rose-ribbons aud dovo-col ofod cashmere, with an open note in her hand, and her blue eyes Bparkling with dolighted animation. A protty picture to look upon, for Mrs. Mollen was very pretty?a tall, velvet cheeked blondo, witli_hor hair shimng.-liko Woidoa ?m?? beams, beneath the coquettish little breakfast-cap sho wore. "Boat, Clarence? Why, of course, it is best! Lulu Sparks would give her ears to got cards to Mrs. Benedict's ball." " I dare say," said Mr. Mellon, dryly. "But did you ever read La Fontaine's Fables ?" " What do you mean, Glare ?" "Only that it contains a story coo ceruiug an iron pot and a crockery pot, that swam down stream together. Of course, tbo china pot gots mashed." "I don't sec what your ridiculous old fables havo to do with mo." "A great deal, my love ! Mr. Bene dict is a rich banker. I am only confi dential clerk, in his brother's omploy. Mr. Bonoiliet has a thousand dollars, probably, whero I havo one. Our spheres lio apart. Is it best, then, for us to oompoto with them in airy one respoot?" "Because wo attend a ball at their house, wo needn't necessarily competo with them," pouted the young wife, be ginning to pull at the fringo of her breakfast napkin. "Of course, if thoy invite us, it is only natural to suppose that they want us to come," " I presume, my dear, we aro invited out of compliment to Mr. Benedict's brother, who is kind enough to think favorably of your humble servant." " And it would bo very rude not to g">." "I don't think regrets would bo taken in bad part, Charlotte Besides, what Jmvo you to wear that would com pare with tho toilets of Mrs. Bontloy Benedict's fashionable friends ?" "That's just what I was going to speak about," said Mrs. Mellen. " I really did need a new silk dress. That poa-groon affair is actually beginning to look shabby, and tho black silk 1 had when wo wore married is positively old fashioned by this time." " It is only thirteen months, Lottio." "But fashions alter eo, Clarence, you know. Now thoro's a lilac moire nn tiquo at Grant's?tho lovlieBt shado you ever Baw, and a positive bargain, on ac count of there being only twenty-two yards in. tho pattern. I can get it for eighty -fivo dollars, and sister Helen will lend me her point laco flounces to trim it with, and?" ".Eighty-livo dollar*!, Lottie! And for a moiro antique dress ? Do you know, my dear, that that is almost one tenth of my year's salary ?" " One must look decent, once in a while." lie shook his head firavoly. "No, Lottio. I am sorry to scorn hard or unkind, but this is so wild an idea that I can only conclude that yon havo not thought sufficiently about it yoursolf. Mrs. Benedict is vory kind to invito us to this ball, but you must writo a declination." Charlotte burst into tears/ond(for tho first timo since their wedding-day, Mr. Mollen stalked out of the room without a good-bye kiss. That afternoon camo up a hurried noto from tho office, as follows: DAiuiiNa Tjotxie :; Please send, by the bearer, my valiie, with a few changes of linen and other necessaries,? for an absence of eight or ten days on business f?r the' firm. Inclosed you will find a fifty dollar bill for the paint er?a debt whiqh ought to have been attended to before. Tnko a receipt. Be careful of yourself Mhilo I am gone.. I wish I could havo runup to say action, but1 time1 'presses. If yon aro lonely, get ono of your sisters to come and stay with you. Affectionately, Oiiahenob. Lottie had been! crying all tho morning, but now her eyes glittered, A now brightness camo into her face as. she hurried hither and thither, putting up her husband's.things. And after t lie messenger had gono, sho looked down at the fifty dollar bill in her hand. "Eight or ten days," she repeated to. herself, " I'll go to the ball, after all/, with Helen and her husband. I'll take this monoy and buy the moire antique. Grant will wait on me for .the other thirty-five, I am Bure; and as for the painter, just as likely as not he's in no hurry for his monoy, and if ho is, I'll writo to Unclo Jesse to lend mo fifty dollars. I was always Unclo Jcsso' fa vorito niooo." And this eager young woman throw on hor bonnot and shawl, and hurried down to Grant's to buy tho remnant of lilac moire antiquo. " Oh, certainly ! cortainly ! Mr. Grant was in no hurry at all for the monoy. Ho trould wait Mrs. Mollen's convenience any length of time sho choso to mention." / And he unfolded tho rieh fabric, skill fully holding it up so that the light should strike its rosy sheen to tho best possible advantage. How beautiful it was! Amothysts shot with glimmering lines of silver? buds of spring violots in the sunshine? midsummer sunsets ! Lottio thought or all ^eeB"^ne^it?ruT-^iiii^_;h^ asaa looked at it. 'Tray send it home at once," sho said, laying ^own hor fifty dollar bill, " and credit this on my account." And then sho ttippod around to the dressmaker's. Mrs. Parkerson was at tho dross makor's?a p.unip, rosy, widow, with more money than sho know how to spond. Sho had always liked young Mrs. Mellen, and now entered with alaority into her plaus. "A nice place to go, my doar," said sho. " Once lotyoursolf be seen at ono of Mrs. Benedict's parties, and your position in sooioty is sottled at once. I havo cards mysolf ; but, of course, so soon after my poor brother's^ death I coulcl'nt go out. And you'ro to go in lilao moire "antique, oh, my dear? I'll toll you what?I want you to look nico, and I'll lend you my diamonds !" Lottie's cheeks Unshed exultantly ns sho thought of Mrs. Parkersou's dia mond necklace, with its glittering pond ant, and tho braoelota studded with gems, to say nothing of tho great soli taires, liko drops of dow that hung from her ear-rings. " Oh, Mrs. Parkerson !" sho ex claimed breath lei *ly, "how can .I ever thank you." " Look ns pretty as you can. myi dear," said Mrs. Parkerson, good na turedly. " That's tho way to thank mo !" . Miss Mouslcy, tho dressmaker, and Mrs. Mellon wero in deep . consultation as to whether tho front of tho dress should be out a la Pompadour, or with corsage, tho next day, when tho latter was summoned down stairs. There stood Mr. Popper, the painter, in tho hall. " Bogging your pardon, ma'am, for interrupting you," said ho, humbly doflling his cap ; "but wir. Mellon told mo you would lot mo havo tho money on my littlo account!" Lottio crimsonod. " I am very sorry, Mr. Pepper," said she, nervously ; " but you must call again next month !" "Mr. Mellen said you'd pay mo with out delay, ma'am." t'l oan'tholp what Mr. Mellen said," exclaimed Lottio. "I haven't the hionoy. That's enough !" "Buh ma'am, I was assured I should have it without any mistake. I need it ma'am, to send my sick wife out west to her mother's, and?" " I havo no timo to stand hero talking any lougor," said Lottie, mortified, nshamod, yet still oni'oavoring to pur suftdo horsolf that tho man had no business to bo no persistent. "J will lot you havo tho sum as 'soon n.?t possible. In the meantime you-must wait I" Peppor wont away with a Bad face, "which haunted Mrs. Mollen for many a day, nnd'Lbttio returned to tho dress making operations. The lilao moire antique was made and fitted 'superbly. Sister Helen, who had a rioh husband, lent tho point laoo flounces and scarf and Mrs. Parkorson's man servant brought around the satin casket of diamonds early in. the afternoon ; and Lottie Mollen went to Mrs. Bene dict's ball, in the same oarriago with hor sister and sister's husband. "I/or onoe, I am equal to any mil lionaire's wife on the avonuo," thought LSttio, with a thrill of triumph at her heart. Her entrance made a sensation. She was quite aware of that as she swept through tho brilliantly lighted rooms; and it was no small wonder, for oho was as beautiful as a vision, with her goldon hair, deep blue oyes and queenly hoight, while the lilao moiro antique and dia monds set hor off rarely. Mr. Bently Benedict lovelod his oyo glass at hor, as sho passed on, af tor the usual presentation to her host and hos tess. :'^?o that is tho wife of your confi dential clork, eh, Joe ?" said he to his brother. "A silk gown for a royal princess/point laoo that oouldn't have cost less than ono hundred dollars a yard, and diamonds that blazo liko c?mots ! I don't oxaotly fancy that sort of a confidential clerk mysolf I Le! mo sco?how much did you toll mo you paid him? Fourteen hundrod a year ?" Mr. Joo Bencdiot looked unoasily at tho brilliant vision. "I cau't account for it," said ho slowly. " I always supposed Mellen to t?o a reliable Bort of a fellow, but I must say I don't liko tho looks of this. I'm afraid wo havo trusted him too far, although tho accounts scorn straight enough. I'll look into them to-morrow." He did look into thorn. "So far thoy nro right," he snid to himself. " But it's bottor to bo on the safe side. A clerk, whoso wife dresses like a duchess can't bo altogether straight. I'll discharge him 1" So Clareuco.Mellen lost his situation, hard times looking him gravely in the face. Mr. Benedict told him frankly why. "I saw your wifo at my brother Bentloy's ball," snid ho. " dressed in moiro antique, costly lace and diamonds. I bring no acquisition?I havo no com plaint to make?only, in thrse dnyB of orubezzlonient, forgery and defalcation, ono has to look out for himsolf. And 'straws show which way tho wind blows. *" When Mr. Mellon wont homo ho found a lawyer's clerk in tho hall, with a letter from poor Peppor. " Ho wrote : ? "My wifo is dead. God knows whether it is your fault or not. Had you paid tho money you owed, I "might havo sent her west, to hor native air. It would at least havo been a chance of life for her. But sho is gone now, and I have only to say that if tho bill is not 8ottled at onco, I shall reaort to the ex tromeafc measures." This wns tho first Mr. Mellon knew that tho fifty dollar bill had not boou applied to its rightful destination. ?* I hopo you arc contented now, Lot tic," ho sttid, as ho went up stairs to tho room whoro his wifo lay sobbing on tho sofa. " Yon have ruined mo J" And Lottio know- at last how denr a prico sho had paid for her ono night of triumph at Mrs. Beuediet's ball. FehB Three Thousand Years Old. In tho courso .of lato explorations in the ancient ruins of Egypt, Geu. Au dorson, an Euglish traveler, found in closed in a sarcophagus boaido a mum my, a few dry peas, which ho preserved carofully and, on his return to Great Britain, planted in tho rich soil of the island of Gnerusoy. The. seods germin ated, and soon two littlo plants appeared, from which, at matxtrity, sufficient peas woro gathered to plant quite a largo tract of ground in tho following sooson. S'jrno of tho plants thus raised havo attained a height of over six foot, and havo been loaded with blossoms of exquisite odor, and of a delioato roso tint. Tho peculiar featuro of tho growth is the stem, which is small near tho root, but increases in size as it ancouds, roquiriug a support to suotniu it upright. Tho pods, instead of bciug distributed around all por tions ol tho stem, as in the ordinary plant, aro grouped about tho upper extremity. Tho vegetable, it is said, bolong.i to tlie ordinary gnrdcu variety; but from its presenting the very distiuotivo dif faronoea above noted, it seems worthy of olo.so botanical examination. The pettti nru of remarkably fine flavor, ox I celling in delicacy thoso of tho choicest I known varioties. ?i ' , l'ostago Stamps. Every Uaited States postage.stamp in uf3o i? made heroin New York. The oonlrdet was hold by tho American Bonk Note Company from July 1, 1863, until tho some day in 1873, That was for three; terms of four years oaob. The Continental Bank Note Company at that time offering to do it for one-half tho amount required by the other com pany, tho contract was awarded to thorn. The oilice of the Continental is at the cornor of Greenwich and Liberty streets, but as it was desirable to have tho postage stamps made in a perfectly fire-proof building, the fifth itory of the Equitable Life Insurance building, on ? V. <v T ?... _# T> ?, _ /J-?? J /I.,!. *? %ns*uu*. u* x>iuuunaj auu v?uui street, was rented for that purpose. Tho office hero is for tho use of Mr. Daniel M. Boyd, tho government agent, and Mr. Charles F. Steol, tho agent andt'jsuporintondent appointed by the company. The facts given in rogard to tho making of the stamps were obtained by your correspondent from Mr. Henry Bowed, Mr, Boyd's assistant. Two poBij0ngor elevators run to tho top of tho building, and on leaving them, tho only entranoo to tho postage stamp rooms is by moans of a door which is constantly kept locked and guarded by a janitor, who always sits inBido to an Bwcr the bell which is just outside. On the right hand side aro tho ofiloo and printing room, and away to tho left, at the front of tho building, aro tho other rooms used in making tho stamps. Iu printing, steel plates aro used, on which 200 stamps aro engraved. Two men aro kept hard at work, covering them with the colored inks and passing them to a man and girl, who aro equally busy at printing them with large rolling hand-presses. Threo of these little squads are employed all the timo, although ten presses can be put into use in case of necessity. After tho small sheets of paper upon which tho 200 stamps aro engraved nave dried sufli ciontly thoy are sent into another room and gummed. Tho gum lined for this purpose is a peculiar composition, mado of tho powder of dried potatoes and ^Aif/g1* vegniamus umu?. ,, , which is bettor than any other kind, for instance, gum arabio, which cracks the paper badly. This paper is also of a peculiar texture, somewhat similar to that used tor bank notes. Aftor having been again dried, this time on racks, which aro fanned by steam power for about an hour, they are put between sheets of pasteboard and pressed in hydraulic presses, capablo of applying a weight of two hundred tons. Tho next thing is to cut tho sheets in half ; eaoh 'shoot, of coarse, when cut, contains a hundred stamps. This is done by a girl with a largo pair of shears, cutting by hand being preforrod to that of machin ery, which method would destroy too many stamps. Thoy are passed to two other squads, who in as many opera tions porforato the sheets between tho Btamps. Next they are pressed onco more, and then packed and labeled, and packed away in anotuer room, prepara tory to being put iu mail-bags for dis patching to fulfill orders. If a single stamp is torn, or in any way mutilated, tho whole sheet of one hundred is burned. About five hundred thousand are burned every week from this cause. For tho past twenty years not a siuglo sheet has been lost, snob care is taken in counting them. During tho process of manufacturing the eheotsare counted cloven timos. There aro 30,000 postofilces through out tho country, and thoy use in tho course of ouo year 700,000,000 postage stamps. A week or two since 01,000, 000 finished and 87,000,000 unfinished stamps were put into tho safes. The Now York post-ofHcd alone nses 120, 000,000 a year, somewhat over one-sixth of tho wholo uumbor usod, or equal to tho amount rcqnirod 4by 0,000 other offices. Four times a year tho different post-oflioes send an older for the num ber of stamps they expect to have occa sion to use during tho coming threo months. Of course, if they run out during that time, they aro at liberty to send for moro. The office here in Now York is supplied differently. Twico a month an order is sent for about 500,000 of various denominations. Threo cent stomps aro, of cjurso, in much greater demand than thoso of any other value. Iu nuswer . to tho ordors the stampB aro mado and sent to the offices, and there counted im mediately iu tho presence of a witness. An accompanying blank re ceipt is filled up and sent to the third assistant postmaster at Washington, who hns chargo of this brauoh of tho post-offioo department. Tho pay of the majori y of postmasters is not by any means extravagont. 'I ho holder of that position in Guthrie, Ind., receives the . Bmall salary of SI por annum, and 1 ihero nro many others who got tho sanio. Ol hern got two, three, four, flvo, and bo on up to i $0,000. Al though a salary of a few dollars'is not in itself of importance, tho holding | of such an offico generally is. For in stance, in a little village tho postmaster is almost always tho owner of the gro cery store, and the villagers, whilo wait ing for tho mail, find it convenient to lay in a stock of/provisions, so that tho poslofiico draws custom. Besides, the postmaster is usually considered a man of much importance in a small town. I know a storekeeper who is the postmas ter of a village in tho southern part of New Jersey, und who gets only twelve dollars a year for time position. But he wouldn't resign it for three times that amount ?very. year. It is only tho postmasters of largo towns or oities who rcceivo as much as four thousand dollars. Mr. J. J j. James, the postmaster of this oity, gets a salary of six thousand dollars, the largest given, but roally small, considering the largo amount of responsibility and work which it involves.?New York Letter. A Terrible Alpine Accident. Tho Journal de Qonovo of a recent date contains the following account of a catastropho on Mont St. Bernard "A few dava ago it was rumored in Sion that a frightful accident had hap pened at a few kilometres from tho Groat St. Bernard. This rumor, unfor tunately, proved to bo well founded. On tho 19 th of November, at tho break of day, a oaravan composed of twelve Italian workmeu, returning to their country, loft tho Bourg St. Pierre and tho tavern of Proz, ? whero thoy had passed the night, and, dospito tho foul weather and diflioult stato of tho roads, attempted to cross over the mountain pass or to reach the refuge, as circum stances might allow. Tho sky was dark and there was a violent snowdrift. On reaching tho spot known as tho Montague St. Pierre, half-way between the starting point .and the place of refuge, they were joined by two monks, preceded by tho convont servant and a largo-sized dog, who, according to tho rnlfl of the monastery, oamo to meet the travelers.?tlx tilis momouu mu uun ^ snow became intense. Suddenly n frozen water-spout, called veura in tho languago of the mountaineers, whirled through tho air, and whisking up the fresh-fallen snow, enveloped the travel ers. Tho first column, composed of five Italian workmen, two monks, tho ser vant, and the dog, disappeared under a shroud of snow several metres thick without any avalanoho having fallen from the mountain; tho seven others who wore following were strioken down by the same cause a short distance from tho first, A deadly silenco followed. Suddenly tho seven last victims buried in tho snow succeeded in emerging from beneath the whito surface. They were saved, and thoy returned to their starting-place after having made every endeavor to rescno their comrades from tho grave in which thoy are probably at this moment of writing ??t ill alive One of theso men succeeded by the forco of instinct and tho energy of des pair in breaking through tho ico piled above him. It was tho monk Contnt from Sembrauohor. Ho dragged his bleeding limbs about a mile and a half from the grave where ho had beon buried for several hours, and roaohed the first hut called tho ? hospital,' and situated close to the Velan. It iB -there the young monk was found the next morning nearly insensible, after having boon twenty-seven hours nlono, without food or assistauco of any kind, by his brother monks of tho convent who had como to look aftor tho victims of tho accident. How had they becomo aware of the catastrophe? ThodogTuco had succeeded in scratching through the snow and found his way back to tho con vont. At tho sight of this noblo ani mal, with his biuisod aud blooding body, tho monks no longer had any doubt as to tho fato of thoir two broth roil, and started at onco to seek for thorn. A flask of spirits applied to the mouth of tho only survivor of this soono, which is hero narrated from his own description, rostorod him to life for abrief space, for a fow iniuuteslater ho was a corpse. His colleague and other six companions, buried beuoath the veura, havo not yot been found. This ia tho most terriblo accident" which has happened on Mont St. Bernard siuce tho year 1810." Ia* i3 contomplatod to introduce into the Freuoh assembly a "voting ma ohiuo." An eleotrio apparatus is to be installed on tho desk of each member ; there nro to bo two knobs liko tlioso of eleotrio bells?ono for tho yeas, tho other for the nays. Tho votes will be registered instantaneously on a frame work behind tho president, opposite tho nnrao* of tho raombors, sot down iu alphabotiool order. SAYINGS AND DOINGS. -- ; Snails aro.^. b^axed in Paris, which will makethem go still more slowly. . A new potato, JtoojvTi as tho White ; Queen (rjeirie 'blan?fic), is being culti vated in Franco". In good soil from 'twelve' to n^t^a'aoreB are formed, many of which attain "pr rexceed twonty-two pounds. Tho flavor is said to bo very fine. Planted ^ February or March, it becomes ripp.in Juiy^ I ; ,TnE scaffolding.around the Vendorao column is being . removed. The monu ment has beon'' reconstructed in every particular except the ''statue. This has been ordered. It has been determined to put up Napoleon in Kornau costume, which was the modol adopted by Napo leon III. Hauriet MoEwbn Kuibatj. calls such longufigo as this " A Kiss i" Only tbo rosW will hoar; ? . ? ~ .Doar, , Only tHo roads will hoo! This once?Jjiet'tbia! Ab, tbo rosoB^ L win, Thoy onvy mo! U.crc iu a halt-blown spray; ;o;i Say, Tina elia-U lovo'a anadem bo' A'roeo-Btnv?g wreath Por thy brow, and bonoalh A~roso for mo! John Paui? 'bii materialization: Mother of Moses! * It does sometimes seem to mb that people, so far from not knowing onough to* go, in when it nuns, don't evon know enough to got under a trco. Hero, tho fools sit gaping at tho show on tho stagp; why doesn't, some ono soizo "B?ntum" by the scruff of tho neck,-and hook on-to "Honto" by the top-knot V If! they're spirits they'll melt away and dissolve, and there's no harm > done ; and , if,; on the contrary, thoy prove to bo hulking louts of farm ers humbugging in rags and feathers, the broadoFa shovel could bo applied to no better agricultural purpose than the put ling of a .heavy top-dressing where it would njako;fitting down un comfortable and standing up tho only thing to bo thought of. Otis O. Hati_, of pan Francisoo, was a bank toller, two yparsngo, at a salary of $2,500. Ho loved Miss Sharon. Miss Sharon loved him. Mr. Sharon "i"" I - i -T n i i_ vised Otis to wait a pair of years, travel in Europe,! grow worldly-wise, return and marry. All this Otis did as ho was parentally advised. He left his situa tion in San Francisco, made an exten sive tour of Europe, and a short timo ago rotnrned, tho period of his proba tion having elapsed. Ho got back jnst in time to read in the newspapers of tho marriage of Miss Sharpn, his betrothed, to T. Q. Newlands, a'young lawyer of San Francisco.. It''was also stated for Hall's further edification that Newlands had received 81,009,000 in cash for his beautiful bride. Hall got a position as clerk in a Chicago hardware store, but he is not happy.?Chicago Times, A Cincinnati youth, who parts his hair iu tho middle, mado a slight mis take at a theater in that city the other night. In order to obtain a" clearer perception of a high note by a singer, ho reached in his boat-tail pocket and bronght forth what* he thought was an opera-glass, but what'proved to bo a re vised compilation of Deringer. People in his immediate vicinity were surprised and somewhat frightened to see him elovnto tho ordnance to his eyes and steadfastly gase down into his dark dark caverns of death. It was upon first impression, thought to,be o cool deliberately planned suicide, but when ho quietly put it back in his pocket and brought tho real artiole into requi sition tho horror melted from boforo their eyes, and it became apparent that it was only n mistake after all. A fpw hairs whose beat lay on tho larboard sido of the young man's fkull had by some means gotten on the starboard side ; henco tho slight aberration of mind. Bisnop CiiAiucE's rosy probabilities : ??Tho ppeakor sail that no man can judge of tho ago he lives in. Tho gen eration of to day was drifting with tho progresBivo world. It was an nge of transition, nnd, tho spoaker hoped, from a lowor to a higher plane. It was prob ablo that there would bo greater luxury in tho i car future for tho raco than was over boforo known, and tho hours of labor would bo dooreased with tho ap plication of steam machinery. Man would bo freed from ail servile labor; sooiety would not be necessarily cor rupt because it becamo rich ; the saints were not all poor by any menus, and leisure did not of necessity imply indo lence. There were great thinkers to day as well as in former times, tho only diflcronco being that thoy wc-ro now rhoro numerous than ever, and conse quently lc5s noticed. As scionco roso iu its grandeur men would reoogoizo tho Ood who creatod the, otcrnnl, aud a spirit of true reverence would be thus implanted."