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NEVER ara sjcssn cnu l?*?flaotiliorae?fvr * \partef or * century tt ?m ?teod th? consumers' reliable tad; THE flVEMs POWBEECO^ or wi?fEi?racts, Ytasf Star ; For Ugfct,Bwltfcy Brwut Th* Ee*t Dry Hcfc Te?S la the World. FOR *A1X BY CROCER3. ?mC?CO.^ ~* ^"ST.XOU!?. HEALTHY BREAD The liest dry hop yeast in the world. Bread wtritrtnd- whole <mm like, oar firapdmothir's delidoos bread QStO?&S SEUL THEM. Co., Chicago* .Ot? Ot. Lou ?a, Mo. TRAOtMARr . REGISTERED. m A NEW TREATMENT ' /fcr Consumtion, .isf?ma. Bronchitis, Dyspepsia, Catarrh, Headache, Del/Hi tg, 'Rlievmalism, Neuralgia, and aU Chronic and Nervous Disorders. A CARD. We, the undersigned, baring received great as r .- 11 '. ly,. X *: V/t>~ la ifcfi i j and permanent benefit from the use of "COM ;*PaU5D OXrGES/'-prepared and admiois * . tered by Des. Staekky & Pal?*. of Pbiladel pbia, and tetog satisfied that it is a new dis* . ' covery in medical science, and . all tbat is . claimed for it, consider it a doty which we owe to the- many thousands who are suffering . from chronic and so-called "incurable" dis eases to do all that we can to make its virtues known and to inspire the public with confi dence. We have personal knowledge of Drs. Star key X Palen. They.are edocated. intelligent, and conscient ions physicians, who will not, we are sore, make any statement, which they do not know or believe, to be true, nor pub lish any tes u mo niai s or reports of cases which are not genuine. WM. D. KELLY, - . Member of Congress from Philadelphia. . T. S. ARTHUR, . Editor and Publisher "Arthur's Home l^Magaane,'1. Philadelphia. V. CONRAD . Editor of "Lutheran Observer," Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pa., Jesu 1, 1882. Tn order to meet a natural inquiry in re gard to our professional and personal stand - 4og, and*to-give increased confidence in oor etatemeats and io the geon?ness of our testi -aoniais and reports of cases, we print the above card from ger*lemeo well and widely i known and <?th? highest personal character. J Oor "Treatise on Compound Oxygen,'1 con taining a history of the discovery of and J mode of action of this remarkable curative j agent, and a large record of surprising cores in Consumption, Catarrh. Neuralgia, Bronchi- ; tis, Asthma, etc.? and a wide range of Chron ic diseases, will be teat fret. Address Dre. STARKEY k PALEN. 1109 A 1111 Girard Street, PhUadelpnia., Pa. F. H. Fokom, I>. W. Folsoxn. -T- ' "-ESTAB'D 1S68.-: F. H. FOLSOIrl & BRO. Practical Watchmakers and Jewelers, Main- Street, opposite John Heids, SUMTE R, S. C, W?LTHAM Clocks, Silverware, Jewelry, Spectacles, Ctiferg, Fishing Tactile, Violin Strings, Machine Needles, OOs, &c. Rapatring of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry promptly done' and satisfaction guaranteed. GOBDON. PAUL HAMLTOH HATXt. ; I There,comes from the East with its clouds of ; wronjr,? Ahl keeo as the lightning's dart,? The shaft of a pain that shall quiver long In Christian England's heart:? There come from the East on the hardened v breeze Soch voices of woe and wail, That beyond the bounds of the barrier-seas, The face of the world grows paler Aye! pale with a sympathy deep as tears, And a sorrow of bodeful gloom,N For the splendid sum of a Hero's years Death rounded in.dark Kartonm:? He carried the banner of'England high ^ U In toe-flush of the Orient skies. And the fervor of antique chivalry Out flashed from "his warrior eyes! *TwaS ? Coeur de Leon's hand once more Which the Lion flag led on, Bot the soul of the dauntless soldier bore The chrism of pure St. John;; 0! hand of irrtfc but heart as sweet As the rose'f^prine time breath, W?-d?ero lhat its poises of pity beat . In the very grasp of death ! And the. outcast thousands for whom he ' { poured In",the pauses cf toil and strife, Tar. far. froni the e?tterof lance or sword, The waters of Love and Life.? They are- looking with moistened eyes, to day. ' On th'e streets his footsteps trod.? "Shall we meet Jim 'ayaihf" 1hey softly say, "in the wonderful City of God:1 * * ' ' * * * They left him to perish by steel or shot In the core of the savage lands, 3 And be throst-away in a desert spot - Of the wild^Soudanian sands:? Bat the reckless at home, and the Traitor abroad, * ' Wbatoatters'it now to one Who is resting: at: last in the peace of bis Lord, II Above the stars And the sun? S?ll, comes from the East with its stormy Vroogy < Ahl keen as the ligbtoiog'e dart,? The ghaft of a pain that shall quiver long, - ; la Cbrutian Eogland's heart: Still, come from the East, on the mournful freeze, Low voices of woe and wail,? And beyond tfe bounds of the barrier seas, The face of the world grows pale! v r*rVf?m ^^Pe Torhlndependeni. . FTJBMAN'S MEMORIAL. col. srievk*s remarks. At the request of friends of Farish Carter Furmao, we publish in fall the memorial delivered by Col. Grieve, of the Georgia bar, in honor of that, pro gressive farmer. His life though short indeed, was a brilliant success, and con tained lessons of plain practical wisdom for all bis fellew countrymen. May it please Tour Honor: It is always grateful to the feelings of the eulogist, to find his s abject at the time of nativity, in the regions of the darkest obscurity, and the most ab ject poverty, and to accompany him through the most straightened circum stances* amidst the greatest disadvant ages, along that rugged and storm beaten path that generally leads to that ' towering eminence upon which fame's proud temple stands. But such is not the'.province of the' panegyrist of oar - lamented brother. . The grandson of'* two remarkable men, the first born of a sire, distinguished for science and liter-, store, refinement, culture and art; born under a most propitious star, nursed in the lap of luxury, surrounded from his youth by affluence, blest with high in tellectual endowments; a vigorous mind, an untiring energy; an iron constitu tion, an athletic frame, a handsome person with pleasing manners, adorned witb all the elegant accomplishments of the most refined and polite society, he commenced bis course* a favorite of for tune, and a stranger to adversity. Arrived at manhood, and having adopted bis profession, possessed of a beautiful borne, surrounded by every comfort tbat wealth could give, every delight that books could afford, to make tbat borne a paradise, there needed then, but the softening, tbe refining, the purifying, the elevating influence of an elegaot and accomplished woman, a pious and devoted wile. He sought such an one. He fouod and wooed her, and she gave him 'her heart, and took bis name. Plunging with all the ardor and eothusiasm of bis nature, into the fierce arena of political strife, he was soon known to the extent of tbe bounds of bis native State, as a framer of her laws, both statutory and funda mental. It would indeed seem that these were enough to fill to overflowing, the cup of happiness and ambition of any ordinary mortal. And so indeed they were But fortune bad still in store another prize for ber favored son. H is fame was yet to ring throughout tbe length and breadth of our whole land, sod from the Potomac to tbe Rio Grande, from tbe soow-capped bills of tbe North, to the sonny sands of the Golf, tbe joyoos echo was yet to ?end back bis name. In the midst of all this, when at the zenith of bis glory, in the pride of vig^ orous manhood, in the full development of manly beauty, tbe admiration of his countrymen, the cynosure of every eye, surrounded by his beautiful family to gether with all that could make life, happy and desirable, in the midst of all this, tbat ghastly messenger came. He came with his inverted torch to beckon him away. He came to blight tbat happy home, with the baleful shadow of bis gloomy and sombre wings, to widow that young wife, and to take away the father from those little ones, hardly old enough yet to realize their terrible bereavement, almost too young to appreciate their irreparable loss. Bat here let as draw the curtain. It is not for us to invade tbe sanctity of pri vate grief or to intrude upon the afflic tion of that stricken little circle, but let us rather shield and protect it from the common eye as something too holy, too sacred, too pure for us to enter there. Among the distinguishing character istics of oor lamented brother, I would speak of his exceeding kindness of heart. If you would know of his kind ness, go where he was best known. Go to the poor to the humble cotter, and ask htm who it was tbat so often shelt ered his poor defenceless bead from tbe pitiless peltings of tbe tempest and the storm, and drove the fierce wolf from bis door? He will answer in silence and in tears, tbat eloquent language of na ture tod of troth. These words sim ple as they really are, are yet socb as are calculated to touch a chord in tbe hearts of very many, for there are very many to wbora he was kind. But among the most admirable traits of his character, was his perfect child like simplicity, bis otter freedom from everything like guile. To say that he could not bear malice would coovey l?ot an imperfect idea of his disposition. He never bad any malice te bear, and it was impossible for bis heart to retain that which it never possessed. He knew, not the word. He was spirited, bot bis anger was like a flash, and it passed away e'er the blood which it bad called to his face bad departed from bis cheek. This was literally true. How often bave we engaged in our petty lit tle quarrels together, and how fiercely have we quarrelled too?bot the son never went down upon bis wrath, and the night wrapped as in slumber to gether, band in band. And as I think of him now, bo free from envy, jealousy,, malignity, treachery and hate, and all those dark and terrible, blots, which so hideously deform and distort aod mar human nature, so guileless, so generous, so liberal, so kind, with all the youth ful freshness, both in his personal ap pearance and. in the deportment of a hopeful, bouyant, open, frank and trusting boy, I am not ashamed to con fess that I was unmanned when I saw such a friend cut down. He bad bis faults for he was human. "iVemo sine, vitiis nacitur." To pro nounce bim immaculate, would be but a mockery, to seek to cover up his frail ties woold be an insult to his memory, For he would scorn such an act, with all the indignation of a soul above hypocri cy, meanness and deceit. The faults of great men are the thorns in the flesh of genius,- while it too often happens, that.tbe-stern rectitude of many is the Spp thrown by fortune to her less favor- ' edon.es; In this regard I disdain to iodalge in any namby pamby snivelling; I am willing that men should "speak of him as he teas, nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice," for whatever were bis faults, t stand ready with this answer: Seldom was there ever a man tried, in such a furnace of prosperitv. Talk about the trails of adversity! A brave man despises all sucb. and laughs them to scorn. But among those, whose lives have never experienced a single cross, but on the contrary have always been on e un brok en chain of ' fort ni tous successes, and brilliant triumphs, few there be who have passed unscorched through such a blaze. I will not say tbat be had fewer faults than other men, bot I do say be bad no more. And if there be any who would 4'draw bis frailties from tbeir dread abode," if they will only come qualified in accord ance witb tbe requirement of our Divine Master while on earth, I am willing to bide the time, when one can be found who shall first cast a stone* He bad bis enemies for be was a man of worth, and what man of worth bas them oot. Tbe Book of all books says, "woe unto ydo when all men shall speak well of yoo." I pity tbe poor, miserable, contemptible thing, that ?an troth fully'boast, that he bas not an en emy in tbe world. Animosity seldom, if ever, draws its sword .upon insignifi cance,, while, we all know that it is iil ways the fastest chariot in tbe race, toat accumulates ' tbe most dost upon its wheels. But I verily believe that the last spark of envy went oot with hie life', tbe last feeling of jealousy fell pal sied at his death.- Bat if there be any still left, if there be one now who would withhold one jot or tittle from that meed of praise which is bis jost doe, that would filch one shining letter from the. brilliant record of-bis fair fame* that would pluck one bright star from tbe crown of bis glory, let us cast over such an one tbe broad mantle of Chris tian charity, and in the sincerity of our hearts let as pity bim, in ?onor of onr departed friend who, could be burst the cerements of tbe tomb, we are assured from onr intimate knowledge of his kind heart, bis noble, his generous, his mag nanimous impulses, would speak to us in that grand language which broke from tbe dying Saviour of the world, "Forgive them, for they know not what they do." * On that fatal day when the sad news reached us tbat Furman was dying, the doleful tidings fell upon tbe city like a direful pall. . Many continued to hope even against hope. Some of us. who knew the original strength of his con stitution, and his remarkable vitality, trusted and sincerely prayed that a light might yet flash up behind the dark cloud, and that fortune would once more smile uppon her petted child. But it was not so to be. He who had sur mounted every obstacle, and defied all opposition, had at length met that one by whom "tbe silver cord was to be loosed, and tbe golden bowl be broken." He who bad given life to our very soil was now about to yield op his own. That indomitable spirit that had never succumbed was now about to pass into tbat unseen world where honor does not follow us, but where love reigns su preme. And as "the curfew tolled the knell of his parting day," it seemed as though a great light had' gone out. And so it had. When that great inter est of this great country was at its direst extremity, when the planters? ! those sturdy yeomen of our land?had gone on from year to year, trying to solve the mighty problem only to be come more deeply involved, more hope lessly ruined, until after years of pov erty, ?il, disappointment and care, baeten back to their last trench, they were about to strike their colors in ut ter despair, like a dazzling meteor in the middle of tbe darkest night. Fur man's genius shot across the black and portentous sky. He came to illumine tbe hitherto impenetrable darkness, and to dispel the dismal shadow that hung over our land. Like an angel of mer cy, he came to that great interest of his country when it was sick onto death, not only to save its life and to restore it to a sound and vigorous health, but I had almost said to endow it with im mortality. He came to cheer the hearts and brighten tbe hopes of his country men. "To gladden the wilderness and tbe solitary place for them, and to cause the desert to rejoice and blossom as the rose. To satisfy the desolate and waste ground," and?to epitomise?he came 'To scatter plenty o'er a smiling laud, And read bis history in a nation's eye." Aod when success bad crowned bis efforts, far was it from him, to bug to his own breast tbe secret of his grand desideratum for his own selfish purposes and individual agrandizement. But with that priucely liberality, which was part of his nature, and with a patriot* ism worthy of the highest praise, he freely gave it all to his country, togeth er with his young life, in order that his people might reap tbe product of bis genias, without money and without price. To accomplish all this he needed no weary years of a long and tedious pro bationary course; as a planter be pass ed through no useless age of feeble in fancy, but leaped forth at maturity, in tbe full panoply of bis power, like Mi nerva from the brain of Jove. But he is gone, and all that we can do cannot bring him back, all that we can say, will never wake him again. "The breezy call of incense-breathing morn* . The shallow twittering from tbe straw-built shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing horn, Somoresb^l rouse him from bis lowly bed." As I stood beside that lowlv. bed and looked down for the last time on all tbafc remained of him on earth, as a gentle breeze shook from an overhanging treeV a few first falling leaves of the approach ing autumn, how mournfully, and oh, with what a desolate feeling did tbe sad apostrophe of the poet fall npon my heart: "The leaves were falling, when thon didst go In life's mid bloom, Down to the appointed house below, The silent tomb. Bat then, the green leaves of the tree, The enckoo, and the bnsy bee Will come?but with thorn, bring not thee/' Farewell, then, my friend, farewell ! Oft have we sported together since man hood like boys; oft have we mingled our counsels as men; oft have we wrangled even as little children, but al ways were we each to other as friends. For thyself, thou didst live long enough for life and for glory. For thy country men?could their prayers have been answered?thou wouldst bav? sunk to rest with the setting son, and not in. tbe brilliant noon-day of thy joyous ex istence. ... Clevelands' New Home. Since the election of a Democratic President we all feel an interest in Presidential surroundings, and we give our readers a brief description of the principal rooms in tbe White House. The President's house was the first public building erected in Washington, and was constructed after the plan of Mr. James Hoben, of Charleston, S. 0., the corner-stone being laid1 Oct. 13, 1792. President. Adams was toe first occupant of the new mansion, having moved into it during November, 1800. The British destroyed tbe White House in 1814, and after they evacuated Washington the President occupied the Octagon House, at the corner of. New York avenue and Eighteenth street, a block from tbe present War, State and Navy Departments. Congress, author ized a restoration of the mansion in 1815, but it was not again ready for oc cupancy until 1818. Frequent renova tions and repairs have been made to the interior since that date, and the amount expended from 1800 to the present on the Executive mansion aggregates $1,700.000. Tbe building is 170 feet long by 86 feet wide, two stories high, broken by pilasters and crowned with a balustrade. The general style is a modification of the residence of tbe Duke of Lsinster, at Dublin, Ireland. IN THE CONSERVATORY. Originally the conservatory of the White House consisted of two lean-to buildings on tbe east side of the Presi dent's and adjacent to the present East Room. Tbey were built during Pres ident Pierce's Administration, but were subsequently transported to their pres ent position on tbe west side of the Man sion, facing the War, State and Navy Department Building- A new wing was added under the direction of Mrs. Hayes, connected with the State Din ing-Room, and in which many varieties of tbe palm family are exhibited. This wing superseded the frame structure which during the Administration of Gen. Grant was used as a billiard-room. There are several greenhouses, cover ing a territory 165 feet long with an average width of 38 feet and embrac ing from 55.000 to 30,000 square feet of glass Next to the new wing is the general conservatory, in which every variety of plant is exhibited. Some of the divisions Of the conservatory are known as the camellia-house, grapery, rose-house and two wings' in the, lower portion are set apart in the winter to carnations and geraniums. Grapes are now growing in tbe grapery and will mature about July, the varieties being as follows: Black Hamburg, White and Purple Muscatel and the Purple Chas selas. In the rose-house there are twenty-four varieties of tea-roses, and here, too, smilax and a number of trop icaPvines are cared for. The features of the latter are the Alemanda Hend^r sonii, named after the famous London (England) nurseryman, and the Begonia Kadiians. an orange-scarlet flowering vine. There are also in the greenhouses one hundred varieties of amaryllis, from a pure white to the deepeHt red in color. Tbe gardener in charge is Mr. Henry PSster, of Cincinnati, who has eleven assistants, who take care of the grounds and greenhouses, which comprise about eighty acres. STATE DINING-ROOM. From the conservatory the visitor en ters the State Dining-Room, 40 by 30 feet, and containing a long table at which forty guests can be comfortably seated. The President sits on tbe north side of tbe table, in the centre of tbe room, and the walls are adorned with handsome mirrors.on the east, west and north walls. It is in this apartment that the state dinners of the President are given, and the table decorations are always of the most elaborate descrip tion. The china set in use on such oc casions consists of 500 pieces, made in 1880 by Havilaod & Co., Limoges, representing the flora and fauna of America, and cost $15,000. The Red Parlor is the one which has for several years being used by the fam ilies of the Presidents as a reception room for private visitors. It is taste fully furnished, tbe dimensions being j 30x20 feet, and every foot of spaae is ' utilized for tbe exhibition of something bright and pleasaot to tbe eye. Under the administration of President Arthur great pains were tuken witji the Bed Parlor, which is considered one of the most handsomely furnished rooms in the White House. On the walls are por traits of Gen. Grant, by Healy; John Quincy Adams, by tbe same artist, and Martin Van Buren, also by Mr. Healy. An addition to this room has recently been made in the shape of a oamber of handsome cabinets and tables of coco wood ornamented with bronzed leather and pin-heads. THE BLUE ROOar. The Blue Room is oval shaped and corresponds with tho library adjoining tbe President's office upstairs, and is finished in blue and gilt, with furnish ings in bine damask. In tbe centre of the room is a crystal and gilt chandelier, and it is a tradition at the White House that the Blue Parlor lights up better than any room in the House. Outside the ordinary furniture of this room the only features are two handsome^bronze and gilt mantel clocks placed on the two marble mantels and opposite*. Last summer this room was further beautified by artists from Tiffany's, who enhanced the appearance by embossing tbe walls and ceilings in silver and gold on a blue background. Tbe Green Boom divides the honors with the Bed Boom as a resort for the ladies of the White House, and among the features of the furniture is a hand some rosewood Knabe grand piano. Miss Nellie Arthur practised on this instrument, but more recently . Mrs. Cleveland has tested it in company with her sister. On tbe walls of tbe Green Boom are bung portraits of Mrs. Hayes, by Huntingdon; Mrs. Tyler and Mrs Polk, which are tbe only pictures of ladies who have occupied the Wjjite House. JTbe Green Boom is 30 by 20 feet, and at receptions is usually resort ed to by those who have passed through the Bed and Blue parlors to pay their respects to the President and bis family. In the three parlors named the furni ture and surroundings are made to har monize in coloras near as possible. TBE EAST ROOM. Tbe East Boom was intended for a banquet ball and was used for this par pose up to 1837 It is 80 feet long, 40 feet wide and 22 feet high, and the style of decoration is pure Greek. The car pet is of a Parisian velvet pattern in subdued colors, and the room is par ticularly bright and cheerful since its last renovation by tbe decorators from Tiffany's. In this room are only two pictures, those of Washington and bis wife, which bang side by side on panels of the east wall. Other features are the handsome crystal chandeliers and the magnificent mantel mirrors, wbicb add to tbe elegant effect of the famous East Boom. In the grand corridor, which is separated from the vestibule by an opaline glass, partition, are displayed portraits of the Presidents and busts of famous personages. Tbe latter com prise Americas Vespncius, John Cabot, President Fi 11 more, John. Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States, and John Bright, of England. This corri dor is; thrown open at public receptions, and is transformed into a bower of beauty in which potted plants, tropical roses and choice flowers are tbe princi pal features. The portraits displayed in this corridor are Presidents Tyler, Pierce, Hayes. Fillroore, Liocoln, by Goggswell; Jackson, Garfield, by An drews; Buchanan. Polk, Grant, by Ulke; Zachary Taylor, Arthur and Grant, by Ulke. Handwriting of the Presi dents. An Interesting Collection of Auto graphs in the Files of the Senate. In tbe executive office of the Senate there are preserved all the executive messages of Presidents of the United States from the foundation of the Gov ernment. Though not often referred to, some of these documents are becom ing woro, and recently Gen. McCook, the Secretary of the Senate, caused s#> ledtions to be made from the files, with a view to preserving some of the inter esting autographs in a cabinet by them selves. It appears from this collection that none of the Presidents, with the exception of Washington and Jefferson, would be marked above 50 for penman ship by a Civil Service Commission. Washington's first contribution to the collection embodies nominations for Judges, Marshals, and Attorneys for the districts of New York and New Jer sey; and at the end of the same docu ments are the nominations of Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Randolph, and Sam uel Osgood for Secretary of State, At torney-Geueral, and Postmaster-Gen eral respectively. The signature is written in a fair legible hand, which would pass to-day for that of a man not entirely careless of appearances, yet having confidence enough in his owu work to let the details of penmanship take care of themselves. Mr. Jeffersou penned his signature with easy grace, but his economy of spwee was such that his documents as a whole fall below tbe present standard of clerical excellence. He wrote most of his messages witb his own hand. In all of John Adam's signatures the * small letters are more than half an inch long. In his message of July 2, 1798. nominating Washington to be Lieuten ant-General, an unsuccessful attempt appears to have been made to write the whole document on tbe same ample scale. Mr. Madison wrote an irregular hand, devoid of marked peculiarities. Mr. Monroe used a coarse pen and wrote hesitatingly. Andrew Jackson's first message, da ted March 6, 1829, is an autograph document throughout,and more than any other one of tho series its style seems characteristic of its author. Its letters are angular and unsymmetrical, but they are legible, and there is an air of self-assertion about tbe document which ! culminates in the emphatic underscor ing of the signature. Martin Van Bureu's hand was un steady when be penned his first mes sage, but he wrote better the next day. James K Folk's contribution to the collection is an autograph message peoned in what would be taken for a feminine hand, yet with few of the graces, of peaman&bip-. Ilk autograph i is rather pretentious, with a row of dots and several cramped flourishes beneath it. Harrison's add Tyler's signatures have no distinguishing characteristics. Taylor and Lincoln each wrote firmly and legibly, but with extreme simplic ity and without *any superflous marks. Millard Fiilmore's signature is very similar to theirs in character, but rather smoother. - 9 James Buchanan's . hand trembled when he signed his first message, and he made a failure of the elaborate scroll work attachment to' his first initial. Franklin Pierce wrote a sprawling, school boy signature. Andrew Johnson started fairly upon the line, tnen fell a little below it, but recovered himself at tbe end. What Our Editors ??* Concealed Weaponi. Camden Journal. It is a pleasure for every decent arid law-abiding citizen in the State to dee from the proceedings of Court in tbe various coonties how rigidly the law against carrying concealed deadly weap ons is being enforced. We want to^see tbe evil habit completely wiped out in this State. It is a relic of the pioneer settlements, when good men had to car ry such weapons in order to defend themselves against savages and ruffians. That time has passed now, and the habit should be tolerated no longer in the bounds of civilization. Tbe Whipping Post. Spartanburg Herald, A bill has been introduced into tbe New Jersey Legislature to re-establish ! tbe whipping post for certain crimes. The press or our State is also being ag itated over it. Our system of impris onment is wrong. Besides being need lessly expensive, tbe close confinement undermines tbe health of tbe prisoner; the enforced idleness tends to become a habit, and tbe close intercourse ofcrim nals tends to make them all worse.for their companionship. We should either have the whipping-post established, tbe prisonersshould.be made to work the roads, or else tbe jail should be made a work bouse as well as a place of con finement. An Extra Session. Chronicle and Gontt?utional?t. Some of our esteemed contemporaries notably the Charleston News and Goar? ier, are advocating an extra session of Congress, because of a failure to pass tbe River and Harbor bill. Excellent reasons are given for such a session, bat it is not likely that President Cleveland will act upon the suggestion. . He and his Cabinet do not desire Congress to meet before December. Tbey bave a difficult task before them aod require time to perform it. Congress would immediately plunge the. Administration into turmoil aod the country into dis turbance. It would not assemble to pass a River aod Harbor bill simply. Indeed, the same tactics that baffled. Mr. Willis and his committee might be resorted to again. Besides, the new Congress would bave a contest for the Speskership and Committees, involving' a deal of bad blood. Then, the tariff men and tbe anti-tariff men would fight their battles over again, with only evil to business. It is, deplorable that all appropriations for rivers and harbors should have failed. It was a criminal blunder, so to speak. It will prove ao expensive conspiracy. But it has been accomplished and cannot be undone at this time. We take it for granted that the Pres ident wants to be let alone for nine months, so far as Congress is concerned, and that he will not summon tbe Senate and House together for ao extra session He may bave trouble enough with tbem from December next to the following July, and it is fair to suppose that h? will oot invite the torture prematurely. Meanwhile we sympathize with oor people who have been so badly used by a small but compact cabal of -Eastern and Western men, who pulled the strings for cranks like John D. White and Anderson, of Kan ass, to jump with, Mr. Carlisle, if re-elected Speaker, will have to be very, careful in tbe for mation of a River and Harbor Commit tee. To some degree the failure of the appropriation was due to bad manage ment upon the part of our own Repre sentatives, and not wholly to the com mon enemy, who made subsequently such fierce and persistent war upon the bill. We would like to see meritori ous works, like those of Charleston, Savannah, etc., considered to the ex clusion of the notorious jobs. If such a policy could be adopted, there would be little question of favorable results, or else swift condemnation would fall opon wanton obstructionists. ^ ? -? - m - Carolina to Cleveland. T. Stobo Farrow, Clerk of the South Carolina Senate, by special appoint ment, called on President Cleveland Saturday 14th and, in the name of Gu*v ernor Thompson, presented to hiui an engrossed copy of the concurrent reso lutions adopted by the General Assem bly of South Carolina in favor of civil service reform The Present received Mr. Farrow in the library and extended . to him a cordial welcome. He said he had already beard of the South Carolina civil service resolutions and was ?x-cced ingly gratified to receive them: Me said they had particularly attracted Iris attention because they were rerfdopteflf . by tbe Legislature about the same time' his pivil service letter was given public ity. Continuing, he said he fully ap preciated and would treasure them be cause be bad already learned that South Carolinians are ao active and progr?s- ; sive people, with ideas fully abreast of 1 the times. Mr. Farrow ventured the 1 remark that true civil service io South i Carolina meant the removal of the in cumbents of oearly all the Federal offi ces in the State. The Prenident re plied that be was aware of that fact. | and added that he hoped tn remedy the *1 evil at tbe proper time. The interview ' was brief, but very satisfactory to the 1 bearer of the resolutions. Leonard Field, the oldext typesetter in New York City, and for thirty-nine years a compositor on the Snn, died at ? his home on- Sfrtttrday, at tl*c age of eigfrty-seveflv [ Trotting Against th? Devil. T?e R?v. j&r.-p-^.; now * member of toe California Conference, began his ministerial eareti in Iowa. He there preached at three different places each Sunday, which gave htm twenty odd miles' travelling. He rode borsehacg at first, but finding bis mafe too lig'fift to easily carry bis weight, b? purctfased a road solky, and, much fo Ms comfort, discovered tbat bis horse possessed con siderable speed. One Sunday, while going from one church to another, be overtook a man, also in a sulky, driv ing a fine animal. As, oar friend was in a harry be passed tbe stranger, who kept close behind him notil a long stretch of good road was reached; th?n he heard bis fellow-traveller urging bis horse, and before he knew it he was taking part in a spirited beat, in wbicb the stranger cam? off second best. On reaching a bit of rough road both slowed up; and the stranger sang ont: "That's a good mare you've got, my friend. Does she belong to you?" "No." replied Mr,-;4'she belongs to my Master." "Whether : : "The Lord," was tbe response. "Tbeti I goes* you don't trot her much." # "Oh yes, I do4 What do you trot be* against?' Mr.-- replied, very solemnly; The Devil.". "Um!?uml I guess you get beat pretty often, then." Well," said Mr.-, H rather thick I'm ahead of bim now" Mr. ?- afterwards ascertained thai his adversary was tbe most violent, infi del in the neighborhood.?Harper** Magazine for April. The Horseshoe's Look. Now that tbe horseshoe, as a pretty symbol of good lack, forms so much a part of household decoration, it may not be amiss to say a word about its signifi cance in tbe olden times. Tbe horse shoe was anciently believed to be a protection against witchcraft, and witch es, who could no more overcome the sanctity of its semi-circular form than they could the movement of a stream which even-tbe most powerful could not cross, if in tbe shape of a running brook, as witness the race of Tarn 0'S ban ter, who, pursued by tbem, passed the keystone of tbe bridge him self, while the tail of his good mare, on the wrong side thereof, became the prey of the pursuing warlocks* We bave seen the horseshoe nailed to the lintel of barns and masts of vessels, for a witcb, mounted on her broomstick, might take it into ber bead to descend upon Borne unlucky craft, so she might call upon tbe surging waves to engulf it, unless it were protected by the holy symbol. For a horse to east a shoe was a. bad omen when a gallant knight was about to start upon some expedition; hence, if a horse, stumbled, which he woo! Vbe sore to do if imperfectly shod, it was unlucky. We do not, in x>ur day, believe mach in witches or bad signs, bat everybody is pleased with the' good lock implied in the finding of a horseshoe.?Brooklyn Magazine. Pap ier Mache Floor Covering. A new papier mache process for covering floors is described aft follows: The :3oor is thoroughly cleaned. The boles and cracks are then filled witfc paper putty, made by soaking news paper iri a paste*made of wheat flour, water, and ground alum, as follows: Td one pound of flour add three quarts of water and a table-spoonful of ground alum', and mix this thorough ly. The floor is* then coated with this paste, and a' thickness of Manilla or hardware paper is next put on. If two layers are desired, ? Second cov ering of Manilla paper is put on. This is allowed to drythoroughly. The Manilla paper is then' covered with paste, and a layer of wall paper of any style or design is pnt on; Af ter^allowing this to thoroughly dry it is covered with two or more coats of sizing, made by dissolving one half pound uf white glue in two quarts of hot water. After this ts dry, the sur face is given one coat of "bard oil finished varnish." This is allowed to dry thoroughly, when the floor is ready for use. The process is dura ble and ciieap, and besides taking the place of matting, carpet, oil cloths, etc., a floor thus treated is rendered airtight, and can be washed or scrubbed. Malapropos?Things said and done malapropos are sometimes very tmus iug. Here is an example: On a certain charge of one of tbe Methodist Conferences in tbe Valley of Virginia there was a change of preach ers. The newly-appointed preacher's name was Wolf. His predecessor was a serious, solemn man', who could scarcely appreciate a joke w&en made, much less be guilty of perpetrating one. This preacher watf present with the Presiding Elder of the district at the ?rst Quarterly'meeting. The P. E. re quested him to close the morning ser vice on Saturday in the usual way. faking tlf? hymn-book, the preacher looked rather Wtirriedly for a hymn, and read, with a Solemn air : Jesns; great Shepherd of the sheep, , Tu Thee for help we fly: The, little flock in safety keep,. for, oh! the tcolf is. nigh. It comes, of hellish malice full, - To scatter, tear, and slay; It seizes everx struggling so?I As his own lawful prey. The preacher, absorbed in his read ing, never noticed tbe amused smile that lighted up every face in the con gregation.?Harper's Magazine 'for April. One of the Sheriff's deputies was sent into Harry, to levy on and take a mule in the possession of a citizen of that county. Tbe gentlaman' pointed to his stables saying. The mule what you1 come arter is in that off stable. I See you got the right i? go in arter him, but I don't see that you arc pervrcled with authority to corn?' ont again. Bet-' sey bring me my shot ?un." The dep uty returned, but he did not bring the mule.?Pee Dec Index; H? Puia?ied Hfms?u: ?bft itfahft Cbnkiiutibn Hf?i U Nasnvh^e, tlte ofer d*? 4f prut?mif ?ngaged in i?scm^nt?ft?fts t?ftp-' ?/etic, niifortnnm?iy got ?ttHiHM; ; The Ju%e ?n?i* hinff? or ? t?fatiL flortWof on the chaingaaf^ Although th? tnrofesnor had in Km possession abolit $600 which li? hart m?de during a r?cent inp through4 the Sooft. Se refused id Oie ?ne; oay?ng that ht ?Uien??i Vs woffc ff ont as a i????thnent fer ^fotif drnnk, as be was ?M 4h*i toe ?easou. would be euch a strong reminder of the evil effects of Clinking Mm to vent Mm from ever yielding to tfacf temptation a fain, the genteel ap pearance and white hands bf tbe?rrf-' fessor attracted attention wli?ri tfe# pie saw bim at Work in tue chain* gang on the streets, and suerai gjen- $ tlemen offered to pay bis fin?; bu?l?i?f be refused to perrtft. He. worked out bis fine to the end. Ii 2s hoped the experience will prove ? lessen* for.bim not enefljr forgotten. A Letter. When it comes to ?njg??sD' "it" she Is* wrote," it is bard to get ane^d of one" who if, bent on teaching school. ?oe' of our Trustees received from a t??cU?f ? a few days ago the following card:' . *<Mr-1 Wrotte to let you tnat' I. wen I: to the examination and 1 got m/ s?nifficite t wr?t to tell you about il. Mr I would hiv? wrot ton befout oo# I was it lost wfo <o > the people ther 41 wfflm? fetif me to teach the school at-tid I aarUd school oo the 19 of Jafigar} and mjf month will be o'tft dit th? lottr of feV ury." Now we are rorie^hel al?* lest" to* understand why a1 ?eard th? can read writing would grant ? '*s>ff?fteHe,v to* such a teacher. It ma* be Mt this -? teacher has joined tH? pnonetfc reform? era. id speljing, hence' tlfe l?tt?? ?rregn lariHes'.?Spartan. m il ~ A paper chimney, fifty feet bigH has lately been put up at Breslatf. Compressed paper pulp is stated iH be one of the least inflammable oi'suty stances, and to make an excellent t?rial for fire-proof doors. . the happiest moment in a yonn^ lady's ire is when she bas> ret?9 lits sweetheart, a whole parlor to herself, at chair capable of holding two, and at fatierwho trusts everything to bor ca* perience. ? ^ s; m ?eqrge Wail in Masonic eertmobiel cions. He li?d the corner *<ri? cfthe' Washfoigton espitol, clothed in fall Ma sonic regalia, and he o^er l?st an op-V porta oily of defending Masonry against tb? attacks of its enemies. : ? .. . . ? Teias.. cattleman married a* refined young lady belonging td (be best society of Pallas. ? friefid meeting biuvaborV ly after his marriage congratulated Mat on hw good fortune. "If s\ai! r?bt. but I had t? make saerifleeaj" r^ltsd the newly-made husbead, shak ing his bead. "What sacnneesr "I've bad to give ?$ $t?g to bed with my boots and sfurs on when ? come bome' tired.?mo* SifHnji. s53 The T?rtary ^od?g ??ff wb?^orsatl his engagement.with bis girl does to ai bis perlt, for then bVW to engs*t bnnself to the. next older deter* If anything happens to her be nan to faite* the net ton 6, and so on down. Tbe family that .matfimontslly catebes i Tartar doesn't lei go' Its t?f ttetil grint deathi b? been very b%, foV Tartar families are ?fways, blessed with* a Urw> bevy of i girls.? Water?itf ' i^eWctws; Trouble With ? Heniy Clmy ftife Bats* tag?A BetninifC^cW , "Abort eight oV niiie of us who were for Clay went up in the mountajnf and brought down one of tbo longest sad straightest pine' trees that gr?w?d. It was ts graceful. a*nd towerni* -is^fb* man we were snppoitinV Tfegtft it np( jest abom o-fl$et one' ?V?nin\ ind the yonng man who was runnin' .for th? Legislater made ? speech; wh?cb I thought then was the finest I ever hearn. Then we ?? jined hands and danced around the pole^ which, looked ? higher after we bad sunk one end m the grotn1 than it did ?t fiait Seem* "*' ed to me like the stars could rotet on, if ef th?y'd wanted to; Nex' mfirMtf I j wns #oke up by a ?appniv?n the" door; and the constable Of .the town was yeK bn* that the pole bad been cut down. I got up and run down the street vel lin' fire tin til tbe town was np. we* held an indignation meetm* and plant* ed the pole agin1. In about, a ; week ? were cut down a secoad time, and we planted it agin*. We put a gard ' onto* it, but one night when he ast to be let off to go sjjfsrlqtf we ^giv? hit? lief of absence, and that night down came the" jwleagin:, W? sort suspected that the* gard wan't toten! far and w$ invest gated hi in; but bis giri stood by bkn so* persistently that we give bin* a vindica* iWm and planted the pole agin. Not: to tire yon witb too lon^a *t?ry .ft were* ent dowi* a?n and apn tnitii H were* ?o longer than this yore ?ump; ,-?jui * so we kivered it with scrap iron , an4 tin, and driv nail* into it and painted it, and put it in the ground arfttl. txr front ov the Court House for a hitchi^* post. The opposition ust to Wtcff mewls to it, and ran agin it with' tha^* wagging, and. throw at it ?n tfc? eV?nfi?1 ' ancTplay leap frog ^f?>'. H and ere?^ thing, but it stooti ??fc? a\ fe'rfapin\ ahold ov a do^'y tail.' JeS before' the night ov elecnoin: we beb! il war. dance ' aroun, it, and went tffbed ^arry so as to get to woft y'aT?y next mornin1. We went aroun' to' te post and it, was? gone." "Cut down again?** "No?they'd dmv it into thegroun* OUt 0^8^^*' "So they beat yon at tbe last misafte? too bad!11 . "No, we carried tbe deestrict bt tb# b?gjgest majbi^ty if ?v?r .went end tb?* staftistics bedrt showed mne? ?v Sri increase m^po^ula?on tkn?t te^r; vti?s^ er; When a ifera wa? a^ ?hrv. rnstej wnnst he; was a Clav nun' lor ?ff titH was ?ut.-"?C?teootf Herald: - - ~rg- ; ir-?^= . The Koran saivs, "?od is wltS i&t tf?tient. " M& tbo d?fe'toV is Called hoc n owe vor, it often Happens that the pv tient fs with hi* ?od;???Erfo? fra*-' ?mpt: A ?hflsfde:pbfi man tixsj&?i md?? ^as and bought lamps* instead; Tor veryfiretnichts lamp was unset by ib'e' cat and the bouse burned down; ?foraJr^-Borr't keep cats; "