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li «n, ud an a* nuri >n» At tad »U tta nniM>Siit I BowfiowM UMvorld at S&K k bktM Of nlfbt vttbdniw and flood tho haom mtu. ■mllMl Bow deep tho groTMl TJio hm* tn hur pOoo PoMoothohoriaon. Chariotoopdoon Wrought out of dovd halt o'er thorn. Nothin* man * ^•harmony that all InrolTeo, hftn^ Thoro gloam our marblo cttlea (dotnoo and towon Vlnohed with Apollo’* imUe, dlrlaoat codl) Whoro bide dur altar* and oar hnaM. 1 All tfaooe, with aodliko loloure, now are our*. Wee ooneo and heart to worship, and the rod Of perfect law to guard our liberties. Bow bright to air the peaks Olympian Girt with their golden chain of Of whom ore they who rule the awens And load the warm earth's breast with wine; Who lay the quarry’s st rength and store the min* With gold and potent Jewels; who the keys Of science hold, and tfpeak their mysteries Through tongue* of men and genial arts dirina. Aloft, like islands bung In purple air, Their'bright homes lie and float, on tag our eye* With mist of happy tears divinely shed; Filling our thought* with dreams and visions fair. Our be..rtx and homes with songs and Joyous cries, Our temphi- with a solemn light and dread. -O. 0. Auringer in The Critic, iTamstien. At Fort Davis Capt Knees was em ployed by tin* Butterfield company, and put in charge of the supply train as wagon inuwor. the train consisting of Are eight mule teams and eleven well armed men n- escort and teamsters. On his return from El Paso, Knees en camped for the night at tho South Con cho station. The freight mules were herded in a separate bunch from the stage stock, and were placed in charge of five well armed and resolute men. Early the next morning a band of Mescaleroe swooped down upon the stage herd and killed two herders. When the station keeper heard the firing he caught up his gun and ran for the herd, but waa soon shot down and his body horribly out to pieces. The Indians drove off all the stage stock before Capt Knees could give help. A few days afterwards the same band of Indiana attacked Grape creek station, and drove off all the stock, but killed no one. Two weeks later, however, Mr. Ramstien, station agent at La Muerto, or Dead Man’s Hole, In company with a Mexican, had gone on a buckhoard to Van Horn’s Wells, about twenty-seven miles to the west on business connected with the mail line; aud on his return some Comanches killed him, captured the mules and de stroyed the buckboard. The Mexican made his escape, but was afterward killed by some of the stagernen, who ac cused him of having “stood in” with the savages. This Ramstien, an educated German, bad emigrated to Texas during her revo lutionary struggles with Mexico for In dependence. and had been a ranger un der Gen. Houston. He was by nature cool and calculating, and his long career on tlio frontlet had won for him the rep utation of being one of the most daring and skillful Indian fighters of his day. His invariable success in outwitting them made them dread him all the more, and whenever “Ram’s Horn,” as they called him, was about, they were in constant dread. Frequently when they made a big stock steal Ramstien would go alone and dog them for days and weeks until they be came careless; then he would charge upon the stock single handed and drive it off in triumph. This he did several times, until the Indians believed that “Ram’s Horn” spirited the stock away, as they were never able to come up with it, or to get sight of tlteir dreaded enemy, to kill whops they were willing to take desperate chances. After they had murdered "him, his murderers fled from his dead body as thuggh from some dreadful impending calamity. One of Ramstien’s exploits is worth stopping to tell here. During the July of IBol, tho Comanches killed a German family living in one of the frontier settle ments of Texas, end carried away cap tive tho only daughter, a girl of about 14. Ramstien, learning of the outrage, resolved to rescue her if possible, and being then on friendly terms with the principal chief of the Comanches, he de termined to utilize the chief's good will to accomplish his designs. Accordingly, towards the last of August he mounted his horse and set out alone across the trackless plains to visit the Comanche rancheria, situated at the time on the Salt Fork of the Brazos. Over 230 miles had to be traversed through a country continually beset with wild tribes of In dians to reach tho Comanclie camp, but the daring Ramv.ien cared not a whit for the danger and hardships; they only lent enchantment to the forlorn hope he had undertaken. Onward he sped over the green sward and the barren plains, ready for anything, and luckily for him without encountering any roving bands of Indians until ho reached tho vicinity of the rancheria. Here he suddenly en countered a band of Comanches under a sub-chief, who, knowing of the friend ship between “Ram’s Horn” and hfa superior chief, volunteered to accompany him to the camp. The offer was gra ciously accepted, and on reaching the tepee of the chief Ramstien was cordially received and a sumptuous Indian repast was soon spread before him. One day and night had passed before he dared broach the subject of the cap tive girL The chief readily consented to allow her to be returned to her own peo ple upon the payment of 100 ponies as a ransom, bat refused to tell him where she was, or to allow him to see her. The required ransom was by far too large a sum for Ramstien’s puree, and he at oned resolved to resort to strategy as a cheap er means of effecting her release. Five long days of intense anxiety had Passed, and nothing accomplished, and he began to despair of success. Several hundred Comanche warriors thronged the rancheria, who cast suspicious looks upon Bamstien as he passed to and fro over the ground, on purpose to learn who had the girl in charge. He did not lose courage, however, relying upon his own ability to outwit them, even should they learn his object in visiting their camp, which he thought not likely, as the old chief was very cautious and reticent More by good fortune than design Bamstien bad with him a very fine scar let silk scarf, such as is frequently worn by royal arch Masons. This scarf, by a mere whim, he chanced to tie about his forehead, letting the flashy tassels dangle CVer his back and shoulders as he passed round the rancheria. He had not made tnore than two or three perambulations to this way when he was approached by S old hag of a squaw, who begged him give bar the scarf. Ramstien saw at Wtos Ida chance, and entered into con- *pn*ttaa with tha» squaw, for he waa •“e to apeak many words in the Co tonAi flhhui. Ha told her that if she tooulidwr him where the captive girl i Inph he would gtre bar the scarf. ’ fV&rithat she herself had the girl show her to otuflc nugni As a reward for this piece of wu-elsssiy wandered back to the old enters quarters. Itomstien now feK sure of final access and was himself again. Next day ha again met thi L? ike 'L her P*™ 1 * 10 " to ca P tiF *’ but was indignantly wfuaed. To ouiet her apprehensions, lw “i**? <UnM *’ Article* Wf htoWv prised by the Comanches. Bhe took them, and then offered to show him the tepee in which the girl lodged, ky* i r epe ^ ed th * t be could not see the prl herself, as she was ke] by orders from the ok closely con , , chief. Ram- stten s heart nearly leaped Into his mouth as he followed tho old Indian hag to the rmserable hut in which the captive was confined. He could not get sight of the object of his search, however, and at onoe withdrew. An anxious week had now passed since ho entered the Comanche rancheria, and from certain gruff words dropped by the old chief, Ramstien grew nervous, and fearing that that august personage had grown suspicious of his long delay among thorn, he determined to act at once, and trust to fortune for results. To plan an Interview with the captive was a more easy matter by far than to carry it out, and he accordingly waited until an hour or so after dark, lioping its friendly shelter would favor his plans. When the moon bad just begun to shine over the plains, and the shadows began to stalk forth, he cautiously made his way to the old hag’s tepee, and concealed himetlfsin a clump of live oaks near by. “Heaven help me! ' he breathed, as he crouched in the shades of the friendly thicket awaiting developments. * Ramstien’s knowledge (3 human nature led him naturally to think that the poor captive, instead of going early to sleep, was lying awake thinking over her terrible condition and of the fate that awaited her. “Can it be pos sible that the poor girl thinks of escape or of being rescued f” he asked himself. In the course of a couple of hours, when all was still, he cautiously crept from his place of concealment up to the tepee, but could discern nothing as to what was going on within. The gloomy stillness tliat pervaded the camp now thoroughly aroused him to the danger of his position should be be discovered by lookouts who might perchance be prowl ing round the camp; the result would doubtless be his death by torture, and perhans a worse fate for the girl, the very thought of which made him shiver and recoil from his own shadow, which seemed to menace him; and just how to proceed ho for the moment knew not. tie stood motionless by the side of the tepee. Lapse of moments lent courage to his resolve, and he determined to do at once or die. Feeling almost certain that the girl was awake or would be easily aroused by the slightest noise from without, he resolved to speak, hoping that she might recog nize the sounds as coming from a friend; so in good German he distinctly but softly said: “A friend—to aid you to es cape. Come out to the live oaks.” By the time the words were spoken Ram stein *8 heart seemed to All his mouth. Never before had his own voice sounded so strongs to him; but he waited. Pres ently he heard a alight rustling on tho inside of tho tepee and then softly the words: “Yea, if t can;’’ then all was silent as death. “Your life depends upon it.” he re plied In undertones, and crept softly back to the live oaks. Minutes now dragged into boon as he sat awaiting the appearance of the cap tive. Just as he was about to give up all os loot, he saw a form by the aide of the tepee, and presently an object crouching in the deep shadow, that slowly moved round opposite to where Ramstien sot concealed. Directly, as if gaining strength under a desperate re solve to escape If possible, tho object stood erect, and by the moonlight Ram stien recognized the form of a woman, though so disfigured by tattoos, paint, soot and rags, that he was still in doubt. Tiie figure stood motionless, as if rooted to tho spot—poised between hopo and terror, and to relieve her mind of any suspicions of treachery, Ramstien stood up in plain view, and said: “Now is your, chance for escape.” In an instant the trembling girl was by his side, and seizing her unresisting, emaciated body in his strong arms, ke darted toward a thick chaparral sev eral hundred yards away, and de positing his precious prize in a secure place, bade her remain quiet till he could come with his horse, when they would flee the camp. Only a few mo ments passed, and he rode proudly up, the captive girl was seated upon the splendid horse, and off they bounded over the plains. “Tliank God I” sobbed the child, cling ing to Ramstien’s waist as the noble animal cleared the outskirts of the rancheria. “Be quiet and hold fast,” returned Ramstein. “We’re safe,” be added, as they swept over the plains. ‘Yes, safe, safe,” she broke out hysterically. Bhe began to realize that life was restored to her, but homeless, friendless, and alone in the world. Ram stien, deeply moved by her condition- comforted the sobbing girl, and promised to bo her friend. Half starved already, the poor child had to make the long ride without a mouthful of food; but her deliverer put the horse to his utmost strength, and by daylight they were fifty miles out in the plains. Here they halted for water and to rest By the tinta the rising sun lit up the Comanche rancheria the whole camp was astir. The old squaw tore her hair In savage agony, and as the old chief ap proached her tepee her haggard old eyes E large and larger, exreting instant i for the par* she, though uncon sciously, had played in the escape of the captive. In half an hour a hundred armed warriors were on the trail thirst ing for the blood of “Ram’s Horn,” who had played so adroit a trick upon them in their very midst. Off they swept over tiie plains like a tornado, rending the air with their savage yells. The old squaw was charged with having sold the captive to the rescuer, and was stoned to death by order of the chief. Ramstien had so much the start of the savages that they could not overtake him, and ho reached the settlements long before night set in. True to savage instinct, they swept down upon the settlements the next day, but the Inhabitants bad fled, believing the Comanches would seek revenge and make a desperate effort to recapture tbs German girl. They burned every house they‘came to and carried off many horses. When Ramstien had left tbs glri among her acquaintances, lie procured another horse, and raised twunty-flve men to fol low tbs Ihdlaaa. w-l if possible retake the stock. After traveling same thirty isoovsrttl camp fives some Resting an hour, the pur suit was continued, honing to reach the before dayUght; 1 y and. the trail difficult to mUsKthey < distance off. I aootfft told them ‘bTcoil mTtokger seethe enemy’s camp fires. After a hard eights march they reached the Tiwiu w oamp,onlv to find that the enemy had fled, j A council was held as to whether they would proceed to >tho rancheria or re turn. The latter opinion prevailed and tbey^ returned to their smoldering Rosaline Huglemire, the rescued cap tive, soon recovered her usual health and bloom, and to the day of her death Wessed the name of Ramstien, her deliv erer; and wlien she heard of his death at hand8 of Comanches she cried bit- iorty, saying that she would never marry since God had taken her dear Ramstien away. She kept her word, and died sin gle not many years oftewards.-Jesse Edward Thompson in Overland Monthly. —From'“Staging in the Fifties.” Boles for I’aing Books. Never hold a book near a fire. Never drop a book upon the floor. Never turn leaves with the thumb. Never lean or rest upon an open book. Never turn down the corners of leaves. Never touch a book with damp or soiled hands. Always keep your place with a thin book mark. Always place a large book upon a table before opening it Always turn leaves from the top with the middle or forefinger. Never puil a book from a shelf by the binding at tho top, but by tbe back. Never touch a book with a damp cloth, nor with a sponge in any form. Never place another book or anything else upon tho leaves of an open book. Never rub dust from books, but brush it off with a soft, dry cloth or duster. Never close a book with a pencil, a pad of paper or anything else between tho leaves. Never open a book further than to bring Iwth sides of the cover into tho same plane. Always open a largo book from the middle, and never from tbe ends or cover. To avoid injuring the leaves of books never put a pencil mark In a library book. Always keep your books out of the reach of small children, and in a clean, dry place. Always keep any neatly bound, bor rowed book covered with paper while in your possession. Never attempt to dry a book accidently wetjby a fire, but wipe off the moisture with a soft, dry cloth. GEOGRAPHY OF INTELLECT. Never write upon a paper laid upon tho leaves of an open book, as the pencil or G n point will either scratch or cut the ok leaves. Never lend a borrowed book,, but re turn it as soon as you are through with it, so that tbe owner may not be deprived of its use. Never cut ths leaves of a book or maga zine with a sharp knife, as the edge Is sure to mn into the print, nor with tho finger, but with a paper cutter or ordi nary table knife. Never hold a small book with the thumb pressed into tho binding at the lower back, but hold it with the thumb and little finger upon the leaves and three fingers upon the back.—Boeton Budget. Be Got His Priesb The discoverer of the Drum Lummon was Mr. Thomas Cruse. In the days be fore ho sold his property and returned to lit leua a much honored millionaire Mr. Cruso was locally known aa “old Tommy,” and waa looked upon aa a somewhat visionary man. None ques tioned after n time that his mine, whore lie lived and labored alone, was valuable, but few placed its worth so high as did the patient owner. When he refused half a million for his mine the people of Helena called him foolish, and when he turned away from the offer of a million tltey called him u foot But the miner was wiser than Ms friends, an.l eventually received his price. ?11,500,000, and a goodly number of chares in the new company. Then, as often is the case, the old familiarity was dropped, and the “Tommy” of by-gone days became Mr. Thomas Cruse, “capi talist. ” A kind, thoroughly honest man, of wliom all who know him are ready to say a good word, he is a familiar figure on the streets of Helena, and today is president of a savings bank in the city where a few years ago he was not sure of getting trusted for enough to keep himself alive. As an illustration of the ups and downs of a miner’s life be L a notable example.—Edwards Roberta Harpci ’b Magazine. The Mockingbird Disappearing. Florida mourns tho loss of the sweet notes of the mockingbird. Formcriy hundreds of them could be heard singing, bat their nests have been so systemati cally broken up or robbed of their young that they are rapidly disappearing.— Chicago Herald. Hot Springs of Colorado. A ride of forty-three miles from Aspen to Glen wood Springs descends 2,000 feet, with a corresponding rise in temperature. Here the Grand river, emerging from the wonderful canyon, is joined by Roaring Fork. Here, by the side of the Grand river«are sulpho-saline springs which for volume and heat beat the world. A cir cular wall, 00 or 60 feet in diameter, encloses bubbling springs which send up a volume of water, which is carried in a stone aqueduct, along the side of a walled In swimming pool, 650 feet long and 100 feet wide, into which the aqueduct has several inlets, besides discharging a strong stream below. This great swimming pond of strong sulpbo-saline water is kept warm summer and winter by these springs. The salt water is so heavy as to make swimming easy. The pond is three feet deep at one end, deepening to five feet at the other end, and there is a row of dressing rooms for bathers. Here tho population, male and female, disport of evenings under an electric flare. The statement that this great pond is kept hot all winter is hard to believe, but travelers have to believe much. Below the pond is a bathing house into which tbe water is brought by a pipe, still too hot for use without a cool ing mixture. On the town side, by the edge of the Grand, is a hot spring and a bath house, the property of the town and free to all A little above, near the entrance to tbe canyon of the Grand, is a natural cave of hot vapor, called the sweating cave, having accommodations for strip ping and dressing. This is a short order Turkish bath. The person to be sweated strips in an apartment and then passes through a narrow way in the rocks into the natural cavern at the base of the mountain, and the door is abut upon him, making tbe cavern tight A small aperture at the top lets in a faint light through a glass. The heat and vapor are made by hot sulpboeallne springs in the bottom of the cavern. A finer is laid over these to stand on. A spring in a basin at tiie side of tbe cavern < ffers for a dash. Here the sweater stands in the hot air as long aa he can—say tan or flf- tsen mlnutas, sweating for all a sweat is wutiL-r-Cloctnnati Pamnwcifll Qaaetto, ywta ■soma to Jttsy—« Cpen Ik. A. Conan Doyle has contributed an article entitled “The Geological Distribu tion of Britiah Intellect” to The Nine teenth Century. He takes the n.imes given In a popular biographical diction ary and In a book entitled “Men of the Time,” gives the birthplace of each and then adds up the number that belong to each of the grand divisions of the United Kingdom, to each country and to each of the large cities. He finds that the proportion of celebrities to the entire population of the four main divisions m as follows: Scotland, one in 22,000; Eng land, one in 80,000; Ireland, one In 49,- 000: Wales, one in 58,000. London has a celebrity for every 16,000 inhahitanta, Dublin one In each 8,500 and Edinburgh one in 5,500. An attempt is made to show that the development of intellect depends largely on the geological formation of a country, climatic conditions, and other outward circumstances. A pretty good showing is made for the truth of the statement that “tbe very highest intellects appear to be developed in the p aceful atmos phere of country villages and the -mall . provincial towns,” an.! t.>r another state- | ment that “music, poetry and art reach their highest development in tho south, ! w hilo theology, science and engineering predominate in higher latitudes.” Ob servation shows tliat the latter statement is true of Europe as n whole. Music, poetry and art have flour ished in Italy, while theology, science and engineering have predominated in Scotland, northern Germany and the Scandinavian countries. An American geography of intellect would show that nearly all our dis tinguished thinkers, authors and scholars were bom within sight of the White mountains and within a distance of 100 miles of the Atlantic coast. Nearly all our poetry has been written within this territory. Half of our noted wits and humorists were born in Maine. The lit tle town of Concord, Mass., has produced more men of tho highest order of intel lect than all the southwestern states. Tho south lias produced several dis til) gui.-hed orators and soldiers, but no great poet, painter or novelist. The prairies have yet to show what they are capable of doing in the matter of producing great men. The topography of a country and its climatic conditions appear to exercise a groat influence in the development of in tellect. South America and the West India islands have produced very few persons who have gained celebrity in any line of human great mas. Africa is far behind South America in this matter. The southern hemisphere is apparently deficient in the conditions requisite for high intellectual development Perbaiw a popular biogiaphloal diction ary is not tlio beet work to use in prepar ing a geography of intellect. A man may gam celebrity without being intel lectually great. Most of our cemixnind- ers of patent modicinea, pugilists, jock eys, circus riders, and accidentally rich men have gained celebrity, but it u of a kind that no man of intellect would care to attain. Many profound scholars and careful Investigators never become fa mous enough to get their names in a pop ular biographical dictionary, but their in tellectual work is written in the progress of society.—Chicago Times. The Exiled Queen of Mnplee. Marie, the exiled queen of Naples, lives the year round in Paris, in hired apartments on a third floor, for which she pays $1,200 a year rent. Tiie house is retired and unfashionable, and the rooms are furnished with almost meager simplicity. This recluse like life is Al lowed by the queen’s own desire, to which her husband readily accedes. Sho feels that she is an outcast from her for mer estate, and therefore is determined to live like an outcast. “If,” the once remarked, “I remain at the bottom of the ladder, I shall at least have no fear of falling farther. If I cherish no hopes I shall suffer no disappointments. If I set my heart on nothing I sliall not be bereaved. I went to Naples a queen, and in a year I left it an exile. My rooms iu tho palace there were scarcely put in order for mo when I was driven out by tho revolution. Then wo went to Rome. My husband owned a palace there, gnd we made it our home. What tbenf In a few years Victor Emmanuel drove us out of ft. We fled to England and then to Fiance. Wo were about to make a peAanent home and devote our selves to eacn other a ad to our only child, when that child died. Has not misfor tune pressed us cruelly f Doubtless, if we were to purchase a house aud seek to make a permanent home it would be takeu from us. If wo were to make friends we would lose them. No, wo are exiles and wanderers, and such wo must ever remain. ”—Boston Transcript, Interesting European Ststlstfos. Dr. Alice Vickery, of England, alleges that France must bo the happiest country in Europe. Blio says that while the sur plus in women in Great Britain and Ger many amounts to nearly three-quarters of a million and one million rivpectively, France hi 1881 had a surplus of only 92,000 wopen, and marriages are more prevalent in proportion to the population in France than elsewhere. She also al leges that France has the smallest propor tion of illegitimate births. From 1825 to 1867 the percentage of all illegitimate births was 7.2 in France, 8.2 in Prussia, 10 in Sweden, 11 in Austria and 22 in Bavaria. France bos the lowest birth rate of all European countries, 28.8 to 1,000, against 81 for Great Britain and 88 for Germany. The average number of children in a French family is now 6.8, against 4.6 in England and Wales, 5.25 in Scotland and 5.4 in Ireland. Germany has nearly 5 to a family. France has a greater proportion of grown up persons than any other nation hi Europe, the number of persons in each 10,000 between the ages of 15 and 60 being, in France, 5,878; in Holland, 4,964; in Sweden, 4,954; in Great Britain, 4,782; in the United States, 4,896. France has the highest average ages of the living, 81.06 years, against Holland, 27.76; Sweden, 27.66; Great Britain, 86.5; the United States, 23.1. In France, out of every 100 deaths, those of persons over tbe age of 60 are 86; in Switzer land, 84; England, 80; Belgium, 28; Wurtemburg, 81; Prussia, 19; Austria, 17.—New York Sun. . * *- i; «*• ■toots of tho Eucalyptus. The inhahitanta of Oakland, Cal., who a few years ago imported large numbers of gum and eucalyptus trees from Aus tralia as fever destroyers, have come to the conclusion that the roots of these Australasian monsters do more harm under ground than tbe branches do good above, and have set to work to destroy them. The roots have a playful pay of strangling those of other treea within their reach, breaking drain pipro. crack ing pavements, and loosening founda tions in an extremely alarming fashion. —New York Tribune. THE USE OF PERFUMES. A Dellfhtfol Prsrties, If Me* Over I*. «slcefl In—A Pitiable Mistake. The refinements of the ancients varied In almost every way from those of a modem age, except, perhape, in some of the usee appertaining to the t.ulet, and the Scriptures, as well as other records of ancient customs, bear testimony baths and clean lineu, perfumes and sweet odors were regarded quite as much of a luxury then as now. Few are, per haps, aware that the origin of the use of manufactured perfumes had a sacred character, yet they were an invention of the priests who officiated at the sacrificial altars in tbe olden temples, aud, doubt- leas, great necessity must have been the mother of invention, for from the slaughtered beasts must have arisen moat noxious emanations, which all the water In the land would not have washed without the aid of the perfumes of Ara bia. Moses leaves a record of the exact perfumes and incense which were used In the temples, although in biblical days tho latter was termed frankincense, and was, moreover, with myrrh and gold, tiie most v;Ju*d article of commerce. The incv:ujo which contained myrrh was ftqxx-iuJly reserved for the purifica tion of the body after sacrifice mid used by both men and women, though, of course, the latter were only an«ihit<d by the former. It has a very aromatic odor. For other purposes frai kiuoonae was nrixrd with cliaruoal and a little saltpeter. The same burning of ivrenso continues to this day to be a pan of the ceremonious rites in certain religi. trt, Moivw r. the sale of pastiles (oi little cones or flicks of incense) for burning in private houses Is growing largely, and many of our rich fumiliee live in an at mosphere ns heavily laden with cv. eet, subtle odors os Cardinal Richelieu of Pompey. Moses is also said to have in structed the Egyptian priests in tire science of extracting scents, and they grew most proficient in tire art of |ter- fumery and invented a most extraordi nary variety. Iu fact, to this day lias descended the custom of declaring any faint, sweet, strange odor to bo like an Egyptian perfume. Opinions differ about tiie use and abuse of sweet scents. Certainly there is an incongruity in their use by men, but a woman who leaves behind her a subtle sense of redolence carries always a double charm. Strong, active, energetic natures are apt to scorn an Indulgence in what is so grateful to their opposites—Languid, luxury loving people. Yet tho natural odor of flowers about tho bouse are grate ful to all for tlieir sweetness, as well os for their beauty, and to tlroso flowers to which Motlrer Earth has refused a fra grance we give but half tbe cans which fa showered upon those tliat can gratify n double sense. To some poor unfortu nates the scent of certain odors, aud even of flowers, is distasteful, and not always from association. Even further than that, the disliked odors render some per sons ouite ill. With ago the sense of smell is affected, and, like the other senses, grows weak, and some elderly ladies, especially those who have been beautiful, worldly women, much fluttered and admired, absolutely reek with the strong bouquet of snens perfumery. Their unconsciousness is pitiable, their vanity deplorable, for it would wound them too greatly to sug gest a leeaening of their indulgence, and they must be ulk>w< d to reek on. The olfactory nerves are capricious things, and tiie aroma which makes them dilate with pleasure at one time is quite disa- greeai ile at another. They easily become surfeited with an overdose. Women generally have a habit of tuck ing little bags of sachet powder in their bureau drawers and pinning them in their dresses, but they as generally ore indiscriminate in choosing the odors, sometimes buying heliotrope, sometimes violet, and again rose. There is much mure refinement and daintiness of feel ing, beside a quaint, and certainly sweet, coquetry, In keeping always a perfume of one's own; it Ix-comes then always a part of one’s being. If one is fond of the flngrancc of tho rose an investment in a few of the long peculiar vials con taining attar of rose and keeping them in various places amid the possessions is a much more enduring way of perfuming than using sachet [owder.—“S. S. E M. ” in Chicago Herald Beat When Ton ore Tiled. I believe it is a common error to in crease fatigue. There are cases where it should be diminished. Tho thing is due to diminished vitality. Increased fatigue further reduces the vitality. I have often found, to my surprise, a good night follow a day’s absolute rest Any one who lias ever done what, to a nmn of his inches round the chest, is forced marching fourteen days together, knows tho nervous irritation with which he flings himself on the grass for the next three days, unable either to move or to lie still. The same nervous irritation punishes over work within the four seas, though tho work may not be so obviously excessive as it is to leave the camp before sunrise and pitch your tent after dark. This nervous irritation can only be dealt with by ubeolute repose—flat—by day as well no by night, with the minimum of food. When the dav is begun without a 1 tight voluntary craving for work, day rt$t la indicated; and if it is not forthcoming insomnia will result. Perhape it is part of the same principle that neuralgia at tacks you when you are low. Personally, I should advise—give up tobacco. But I know my ignoranoe of other men, so I limit myself to this—never use tobacco as a spur.—London Spectator. IniniigT..ti<m into Canada from Europe thu» far this year has reached 54,000. Of this number 40.000 liavo proceeded direct to-tho United States. The Sun is Sliming 1 ! Salesman Wanted. Energetic men to canvass Dar lington County with a heautifal line of jewelry and watches, in a baud some sampl case; 850 to $75 per montli gnaraineed to energetic men, and more than that can be ea«ii> made. Security required. For farther partieulars, apply at MASON’S JEWELKY 8T08B. Aug 23, ’SS-if School Notice Miss A. C. I'isytr wilt re-open lbs •stool at tbe 8chi ol House ce oupied last Session by tbs I’ublie School, on Oetubnr 111, 1888. 8*pL 30, ’88—ip. ■Ws—1 -'O’ . 1Z J.X.IU.'Ji McCullough, Blackwell & Co., PEALERSIN WAGONS, HARNESS. ked Rust Troof Seed Oats (wd NOW HAVt ON HAND AS FINE A LOT OF HORSES AS 1ST0 BE SEEN ANYWHERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, NOTICE, Tbe Stockholder* of the Peopl*'* Bank of Dtrlington will roiet si the office of the said Bank, on tbe 8th da; of October, proximo, at 12 o’clock. M., for tbe pur pose of nutbori linpr so iocreare of tbe cap ital stock of said Bank By order of the Board of Dir ctors, E. KEITH DA ROAN, Pres. J. E. NETTLES. Seo’iy. Sep 6, ’88-61 There li.ts been au Euormous Rod act iou in ulo in the Friooa of lip) IMS AND WAGONS, Which they handle, and they only ASK that all who may contemplate making any purchaaea iu th a line will examine their Stock before doing no, aesuiing them that they will thereby save mouey. THE FIRM HAS RECENTLY RECEIVED 3 CAR LOADS OF B XT <3- <3- I E S And Oue Car Load of Old Hickory Wagons. Having purchased in such large lots, they are now prepar. ed to sell at the Very Lowest Rates. They nol only SdY this, but MEAN it l These Gentlemen are the Local Agents fo~. THE CELEBRATED X13U.S1 Bt Of Columbus, Ohio. THE WATERTOWN BUGGIES. Of Watertown, N, J. THE WELL KNOWN Hackney Buggies, Of Wilson, N. C. In Addition to a Large and Varied Stock of beautiful H -A. E. 3ST E S S This House is prepared to make to order at their place of business the most Elegant Sets or parts of Sets, BUY mmm, win i no, FOR BY SO DOING YOU WILL SAJTE MONEY, AND BE TPJ v Darlington, S. C., Sept. 13,1888,