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ASHEV1LLE, N. C, 5VEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 1880.
NO. 9.1
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Tnut ana'Ecst.
lVet net, poor mqI. irhll doobC and f ear
. Distnrb thy brMt; i
Th pitying angels wbo can
How rain thy wilt regret mart be,
Say, trait and rest. . .
Flan not dot scheme ; but calmly wait;
His choice is best;
While blind and erring is thy sight.
His wisdom sees and jadges right,
So, trait and rest.
. etrtre not nor straggle; thy poor might
Can never wrest
The meanest thing to serve thy will ;
' All power is His alone; be still
And trust and rest.
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. Desire net; sell-lore is strong
Within thy breast.
And ret He lores thee better still;
So let Him do His lering will,
' And trait and rest.
yhat dost thou tear? His wisdom reigns
; Supreme, cooieased;
His power is infinite ;Tlis lore
Tfcy deepest, londeat dreais abore
. So trust and reat-
LOTTA'S BUEQLAR.
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1 was unprecedented at Erlsham fat
the students to break out so late in the
" term. Still more unprecedented wad it
for a potent, grave and reverend senior
to Lave an 7 snare in the mischief. Ifet,
only three nijrhta before commencement
the students "made things howl," and
Tom Anstruther was head and front of
the offending. They itailea up over the
chapel door the siitn." "To Providence
and way stations." stolen from the rail
road. They serenaded obnoT ions mem
bers of the faculty in terms anything
but flattering. They built a huge bon
fire on the campus and indulged in a
promiscuous song and dance perform-
- ance around it- . t
In the midst of the uproar there was
. the cry of " Faculty ! faculty P followed
-fcyan instant hush. The students scat
" teri - in all directions, Anstruther as
fast as any faster, indeed, when he
. found himself closely followed. His
. particular pursuer appeared to be one of
the younger and more active of the pro
lessors, who quite caught the spirit of
- the chase. Tom found it impossible to
shake him off. Was the valedictorian
of the graduating class to be caught thus
ignominouslyP t
' An open basement window gafe him
an inspiration, lie sped past it; then,
moling ' cleverly on his foe, sprang
through it and laughed to bear his foot
steps grow fainter in hot pursuit up the
street. " '
Upstairs Lotta Desmond was brush-
"ui ner pretty Drown n.-ir t : Tepara-
toilet-Uble, looking oddly cut of place,
lay Cousin Jim's revolver. There had
"been a great many jokes abx-ut that re-
. volver. Her uncle and cousin had sol
emnly installed Lotta -as man -of the
house during their absence. Jim had
reminded her of the exqloits of brave
Mrs. Brown and plucky Airs. Peters, as
recorded by the Daily CJiftnicle. The
first of these ladies had, a cne aid un
armed, held a burglar captive until help
came. The second, under like circum
stances, had completely routed two des
perate villain. -
And Lotta had demanded Jim's pistol
and declared that she only longed fori
chance to emulate their heroism. And
Jim had promised to watch the papers
for a similar mention of daring Miss
Desmond. f
So Lotta smiled when her eyes fell on
the pistol, for as yet no opportunity for
glory had cone to her, and Jim wouid
be home to-morrow.
Just then her aunt came into the room,
fancy in g, s she had lancied every night
since her husband's departure, that she
' 44 heard a noise, and would dear Lolta,
who Was 'so fearless, mind" going down
stairs to investigate?" - f
So Lotta thrust her little bare ft el into
- slippers, threw on a wrapper and sallied
forth, pistol in hand. t
Aunt Lucy detained her with a last
word in case it should be any one, to
let her know immediately ; but other
wise not to disturb her, as she was ex
tremely fatigued. . .
With a dim recollection that the
dining room window had not been
closed, the young girl made her noiseless
. way thither tt once. The gas had been
utout and a miserable candle left burn
ig. What Lotta saw by its dim light
- was a tall young man, rather roughly
clad.
Alas! Tom, usually something of a
dandy, had that night donned his poor
est array, nis nair aisoraered, nis
clothes grimed with dust and soot, from
which not even his lace had escaped.
coolly examining her uncle s silver.
Snirit of Mrs. Brown and Mrs. the
other lady inspire her.
" DroD that or I fire I"
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Tom turned wiui a start.
What ha
NT, nmfAvj O C O
" Hge, whose voice and hand both shook
as she uttered this doughty threat, and
in whose face a certain timid determina
tion, a took of one frightened at her own
darinc, appealed to his sense of humor.
But it would never do to laugh at her.
Besides, that pistol in her uncertain, un
familiar band was no joke. So he said,
with due humility :
"I surrender. But for heaven's sake
put up that revolver ! Ycu are as likely
to shoot yourself as me." ,
"Not at all." evidently nettled. "I
am perfect! '-customed to using it."
Need it be said that this was a de
liberate lie, uttered with intent of strik
ing terror to the bosom of the robber P '
For the same purpose Lotta cod tinned,
to level her pistol and eye him with'
outward severity and not a few inward
tremors, thinking withal that your
housebreaker is not the bold desperado
he is painted. Still keeping watch over
one is weary work, heighrhol Tom
rapidly determined to see the adventure
through. Time enough to make bis
escape should she call for help or should
any fresh complicatici arise. lie hoped
: she was not going to keep standing all
Tkl-4hat she could mount guard over him
quite as we 11 seated. ,
Lotta assented gladly. Her burglar
was quite a model, she .thought. And
why should she incumber herself longer
with-that unnecessary putol. of which,
aha acknowledged to herself, she was
-jnuch more afraid than was her pris
oner? Accord in el t she laid it carefully down
within reach. Then, with what seemed
to Tom a most amazing underrating of
his otreno-th nhe announced hef in
tention of holding him until assistance
should arrive.
To him the situation was not without
its charm. It does not often happen to
any of us that a pretty cirl will insist on
sitting next us and holding our hands
and that she was pretty, exceedingly
pretty, Anstruther iranaged to satisfy
ninueu in spue- 01 we sungy uguu
Once or twice he addressed a remark
to his fair captor, but she discouraged
all attempt at conversation. Ana so
they sat in silence, while th handle
burned low and finally went out. and
the cold eray light of dawn crept into the
room. Even this did not cause Lotta
to change her' position. And, looking
curiously at her, the young man discov
ered that his stern guardian waa asleep!
How lonf and dark were the lashes
resting on the fair cheekw he thought,
gazing down at the aweevpeaceful lace
framed in its wealth of nut-brown hair
Surely none of the young lady's ball
dresses could set off her beauty as did
that old blue wrapper. '
Tom was strongly tempted, in hif
character of robber, to steal a kiss, but
there was a certain odd euivairy in hie
composition that kept him lrom taking
any advantage of her unconsciousness.
He withdrew his hand from hers with
out awakening her such cold, little.sofl
hands I And no wonder. The chill breath
of early morning made him shiver, al
though it was June.
lie might as well make her comfort
able before he went. ' He groped hie
way into the hall. On the hat-stand
lay a heavy shawL In it he wrapped
his unconscious captor as well as h
could, then left through the still oper
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winuow.
If Miss Desmond was not the belle ol
the college ball it was because, strictly
speaking, there are no longer belles at
balls. But, in the language of the othci
young ladies, she " received a great deal
of attention." And how she did enjoy
herself! x 1
About the eleventh hour Cousin Jim
begged to introduce his friend, Mr.
Anstruther. I
Lotta's large eyes grew larger with
astonishment. Mr. Anstruther com
posedly requested the pleasure of s
dance, and before she could collect her
self sufficiently to refuse, his arm! en
circled Ler and they were gliding pvei
he polished floor in penect time and
measure.
"You have mv sten exactly." said
Miss Desmond, when, they stopped.
."Have IP Then it must be by direct
inspiration, f-r I never was known to
keep time with any one before."
Mow did ever a man waltz to perfec
tion without knowing itP Lotta looked
at him a little contemptuously. Hei
thought did him injustice. Tom wag
not affecting modestronly makingtalk
tit keep off the que, H" he einerK"
Alay I take ff-Tt the library P
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ahbuld iikto avoid. ll suspect that 1
have stoleahis dance." V w , .
ir you uavfl you ars -ily pursuing
your profession a a roSber, laughed
Miss Desmond. " What nfere you doing
that night in uncle's dining-room P"
Then if all came out, and Tom ex
plained and apologized, seat.d in-an
alcove of the great college library,
" And how frightened you were when
I and the pistol appeared on the scene l"
said the young lady, maliciously.
" I was not!" indignantly.
" You turned very pale."
"Then we must have been a well
matched pair for "courage. The pistol
shook so in your hand that 1 was afraid
it would go off accidentally. That was
the worst feature of the case, for I do
not believe yet that ycu would have
been bloodthirsty enough to shoot me."
I am sure I would not. I was im
mensely relieved to wake up and find
my enptive fled." ' j
' What did you do?7
Counted the spoons and went to
bed." Y
. The spoons were all right. There
was but one thing stolen that night."
"Mercy! what was tuatP"
"Only the bu giar's heart "sentimentally.-'
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Lotta looked at him and began to
.laueh. Then she said:
You might advertise tor it as people
do for stolen articles. And you might
say. 'Of no value to any one but the
owner.'" I
" Thank you, but I am not sure that J
want it returned," said Anstruther,
laughing, too, but letting -his eyes rest
upon her fair face until the warm color
surged up beneath his gaze. i '
" Tboa bast a thief in either eye 1 '
1 Woold steal it back again,' w
he quoted, low. j
Lotta was a little glad as well as a
good deal sorry that her ill-used partner
at this moment appeared in the door
way. II
" Before that fellow comes can't you
promise me one more dance P." murmured
Anstruther. j'
"I am engaged for all but the last. 1
can give you that one if you are going to
Btay till the end." 1
How Miss , Desmond contrived . to
pacify the rightful claimant, and how
partner succeeded partner till the end
of the evening, need not be told. It is
certain that she enjoyed no danoe as she
d id that last one with Tom. And then
Tom's worst enemy could not criticise
his dancing. 1 .
As he relinquished her to her cousin's
care, Anstruther heaved a sigh of exag
gerated but verv real regret. . .
men lxitta put out an impulsive little
hand and said hastily:
"Mr. Burglar, if ou can conquer
your fancy for entering people's win
dows enough to call in a more orthodox
way, I shall be pleased to see you."
44 Thank you," murmured Anstruther,
pressing the soft warm hand withquick
unnecessary warmth. ;-
Happy the wooing that's not long a-di? g.S
-The acquaintance so oddly begun was
prosecuted with ardor. Lotta's burglar
laid hot siege to her afff ctions. and be
fore long induced her to set up house
keepingI had almost written house
breaking with him.
A New York ex-soldier says that at
the second battle of Bull Bun, during
the very heat of the engagement, when
the enemy's bullets were singing
through the air like hail in a summer
shower, two New York city boys fell
out about something, and, while men
were dropping dead and wounded all
abeut them, they coolly laid down their
muskets and had it out with their fists.
Finally one of them cried "enough,"
and. then both picked up their guni and
resumed their target practice on the
enemy.
THE NEWS.
George T. Wilson, of Providence, R
L has made an assignment. Liabilities
supposed to be $500,000. i '
French & Ward's large woolen mill at
West Stoughton, Mass. was burned.
Loss $200,000. j I
John MoPherson has been arrested at
Flint, Mich., for selling counterfeit $5
notes on the National State Bank of
Troy, N. Y. .. ;
The Pacific mail steamers will no
longer stop at Mexican ports, on account
of the government having defaulted in
paying the subsidy.
Ordinance Sergeant Weaver died at
Fort Jefferson, Key West, of yellow
fever, and his youngest daughter is
down' with the disease. ' ;
Tha citizens of Oar a v. OoL. held a
meeting and resolved if the government
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did not take steps to get na 01 me utea
they would take matters in their own
hands.
ThA corner-stone of the EsrvDtian
obelisk was laid with imposing Masonio
ceremonies in Central Park, New York.
Forty thousand persons, exclusive of
9000 Masons, were present.
TwBTifv.nnfl deaths have occurred of
passengers on the railroad trains ' which
collided, at .rittsDurg, ana twenty more
nt the, ininnvl who are in hoarjital. are
reported mortally wounded by the phy
sicians. !
netftn&tahes from South America cive
details of the devastation of Peru by the
Chilians, and of political troubles in
Colombia and Costa Rica, in the latter
of which places a dictator has been ap
pointed..
General Walker s offioial report of the
PLrtnth Carolina oonsus affirms that the
investigation by Special Agent Garnett
shows conclusively tnst no iraua nas
been committed, and that the apparent
croat increase' in ooDulation is caused
by the defective census of 1870.
Doo Jenking, a young man at Char
lotte, N. C, waa gambling for a large
stake when the suddenly fell dead, to
th h error of his comrades. He had
made six, and held the winning cards in
Ma hr,A TTis death was ' caused by
disease of the heart, aggravated by the
excitement 01 the game ana excessive
drinking. ; j '
At Concordia, Miss., J. W. Glover, a
young farmer, created . a disturoanoe
while B. T. OweD. a young justice of
the peace waa holding court, and was
ordered under arrest. Pistols were at
once drawn by bcth and firing com-
mTiw! Owen fell dead, and Glover
ran about yards, fell, and in eight
iter cued. , : j
' Lee. of Rich-
mond, Ya., wfio has' been un trial in tha
city lor tne past two aayB,.cnrt5ou wu
obtaining money from tie State treasu
rer under false pretenses, in connection
with the clothing of prisoners in the
Richmond jail, waa acquitted.
A telegram received in London irom
Valparaiso, states that negotiations for
peace between Chili and j Peru have
been opened at Anoa, with the inter
vention of the United States.
Buenos Ayres has' been declared the
capital of the Argentine Republic by
act of the Senate. - ;
This city, New Brunswick, N. J., is
excited over another defalcation. ; Post
master Joseph F. Fisher, treasurer of
the Union Loan Association, has- em
beszled $23,000 of the stockholders'
funds. 1
The Academy of Music, Chicago, was
entirely gutted by fire yesterday morn
ing. Twelve firemen who were on the
roof fell in with it, and one was fatally
and the others more or less injured. -
The Bay of St. Lawrence mackerel
fishery has been a failure this season,
so far as the American fleet is concerned.
Carl Bender-and his son, Mrs. Catha
rine Bender and her married daughter,
Caroline Stouder, have been arrested at
New Orleans on a requisition prooured
from the governor of Kansas by J. B.
Sch safer, a spiritualist, on the supposi
tion that they are the original Bender
family.. " ! !
The Dynamo Electric Power and Light
Company has been incorporated in New
York with a capital of $5,000,000. The
New York, I Brooklyn and 1 Rookaway
Railroad Company has also been formed
with aleapital of $500,000.
Carl Bender and family were taken
before Judge Lugenberg at New Orleans
on a writ of habeas corpus and dis
charged. J. B. Shafer, the Kansas
agent, has disappeared. He is consid
ered a lunatic j -
A syndicate , of cattle dealers'of To
ronto has contracted with the Allan and
Dominion lines of steamships for space
for 20,000 head of cattle for the ports of
Liverpool, London, Bristol and Glas
gow. . j :
i At Boston, Mass., Hon. Peleg 8prague
died, aged 87. In 1820 and 1822 he was
in the 19tb Congress, and went -to the
Senate in 1829. serving until 1835. He
was afterwards judge of the United
States District Caurt for Massachusetts
from 1840 to 1865.
, The Pullman Palace Car : Company
have placed on the .Pennsylvania Rail
road two sporting cars, one of which is
named Davy Crockett and the other
Izaak Walton. Both are full-sized pal
ace cars, with kitchens, dining and sleep
ing rooms. The hunting car has a kennel,'
gun room and private looker.
j Indiana and Ohio have elected Repub
lican Governors.
E. & J. Dapont and De Namaurs &
Co.'s cotton mills, situated on the Bran
dywine, about three miles from Wilming
ton, DeL, was burned, with all its con
tents, including a large amount of ex
pensive ' English machinery. ; The loss
will exceed $30,000; fully insured. About
100 hands are thrown out of work.
For the first time in the history of
Vermont a constitutional amendment
has been proposed in the State Senate.
John Goforth, Esq., who, in 1874 and
1875, was assistant United States Attor
ney General, died at is residence, in
Philadelphia. . He was a lawyer of
'marked ability. i ' "
A cheap transportation Convention
was held at Chicago October 14,at which
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it was urged that the government
should assume control of all railroads,
to prevent extortion and discrimina
tion. .. ' , -j . . 1 "' : ,
A very heavy frost, the first of the
season, fell in the vicinity of Weldon,
n.;c. 'i.i j - -;i ! : r ' '
A meeting was held in New York yes
terday by the commissioners of the city
of ! Mobile, Ala.-, and ' holders of the
bonds of the said city. Over $1,000,000
worth of bonds were represented. The.
commissioners proposed to make a set
tlement in; a certain manner. Their
proposition' was passed, as follows : New
bonds to be issued, paying ; three per
cent, for five years, , four per cent, for
fifteen years, and five per cent, for five
years.- -' i ; . ;..
The German Land Association, com-,
posed of prominent gentlemen of Wil
mington, Philadelphia and Baltimore,
met at Wilmington. Del., and deter
mined upon a capital stock of $100,000.
The object of the association is to colo
nize Delaware, and the Peninsula with
German peasant farmers, i- The first col
ony will most probably be established
on Bombay. Hook Island, and will be
caliedcHumboldt City.
The Woman's Bank, in Boston, which
has been doing business with ladies
only, paying interest at the rate of eight
per ocnt per month,' has failed. j
FORfClHN MEWS. ;
The French Cabinet will not consider
the new Eastern policy proposed t by
England until next week. Riza Pasha
has formed an alliance with the Albanian
Cat hoi io tribe. Three Turkish men-of-war
are at Duloigno. Pecuniary aid is
asked of the powers by Montenegro.-
Admiral Seymour held a consultation
with the admirals and issued new in
structions. The Sultan, it b stated,
would rather, abdicate than yield to the
powers. Riza Pasha proposes to hold
an interview with the Montenegrin
chiefs in hopes of Effecting an amicable
settlement. A deferee . has been pub
lished at Rome granting amnesty to
Major Ganzlo, son-in-law of General
Garibaldi. j
The powers have agreed to stop Tur
key from aiding the provincial rebels.
United States Minister Lowell addfress
ed the Workingmens jQollege cf Lon
don. Wednesday nightMBritish imports
and exports are increasing The French
cabinet will take up tue religious ques
tion again to-day.--In vjew of the un
settled state of affair! in Lima, Peru,
the British fleet in the Pacific has been
ordered to Callao. V i
It is reported thai the Sultan has
agreed to the unconflitional surrender
of DnlciRno. A grer t insurrection of
rikiahometans j!n'lJiang ha8Vdmrred
The Chinese ambassador to Russia has
been given full powers to conclude a
satisfactory treaty thore was a large
land league , meeting at Roscommon
Sunday The King of Brmah proposes
to fight England.
Dulcigno has been surrendered to the
Montenegrins The Kurds , have de
stroyed 170 Persian villages Dissen
sions in the French cabinet are again
rumored Military preparations in Ire
land are extensive Chili and Peru have
accepted the proposed mediation of the
United States. ; j
The powers have been informed that
the Sultan if not only disposed to sur
render Duloigno, but also the whole of
the district. Also, that Riza Pasa has
been instructed to make the cession
peacefully,' and tha the. proposed oon-i
vention with Montenegro is not ini
tended to delay matters. The French
prefects of police recommend the exe
cution of all the religious decrees at
one time. Thirteen Jesuits have been
expelled from the college at Toulouse
by the polioe. ; -
I . Armies of the World.
The following t ible, which has been
carefully compiled, shows the regular
army, the annual cost of the same, and
the cost per head of all the principal
nations 01 tne woria
Regular
Countries. Army.
Annual Cost Cosl
of Army. per
Heai.
S 60,680,000 1 35
4,514 018 2 49
8,787,909 1 64
; 1,126,916 56
! 10,862.46 97
t 1,013,944 ; 27
Aastria-Hangary 296,218
Argentine Rupub ! 8,283
Belgium 46,277
Bolivia ii 4,022
Brazil.. i 16,500
Janada 3,000
Chili I 3 510
China; 700,001
Colombia....... i 2,600
Denmark 36,703
Egypt. . 62,920
France 470,6 0
288,000
; 2,406,109
j 4,452 522
100,007,623
92 573 403
1 65,161,015
1,494.800
76,875,960
37,983,755
; 7,506,000 ,
' 100,480
. 10,554 745
10,265,990
t 1,480,760
3,400,000
"Y 342923
3.310,198
144-215.615
, 869 138'
' 49,146,491
" 3,579.940
'C 2,419 213
24.763,095
, 37.082,735
; 2,364,100
. 19
1 26
2 70
2 16
1 90
102
40
1 36
, 21
' 48
1 13
2 65
81
L 56
107
65
1 99
2 97
2 8
87
58
63
91
5 35
Germany
419,559
Great Britain...
Greece
India, British. . .
Italy ...
Japan .-
Luxembourg.. . .
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway. ........
Persia...
Peru
Portugal
Roumania
Russia.... ,
Servia
Spain....
SwfAen.. .......
Swdsferland ....
Tuikf-y
United States. . .
Uruguay
113 720
12.397:
58,171
199,577
35.3&0
t 513
22,387
61,803
12,750:
28.400
13,200'
35,733;
130,158
787,900 i
14,150 ,
330.000 i
36 495 ;
106 102 ;
157,667
23,914 i
4,000
Venezuela . .
5.491
Army and navv.
! Advertising His Sutton.
At the Church of Great Salkeld, in
Cumberland, this custom prevailed
thirty or forty years ago; I fancy that
it has now fallen through. After the
banns were published for the thirdtime
the parish clerk exclaimed : " God peed
them weel!" Nor was .this the only
curious custom in this parish. As the
congregation were leaving the church
after service, the clerk; taking his stand
on a "thrufF in the churchyard, an
nounced all the sales by auction which
were to be held in the parish during the,
week, and other .matters of interest to
the parishioners, such as, " On Wednes
day next Willie Pearson will kill a
sheep," evidently suggesting that Willie
Pearson would be glad to dispose of part
of the mutton to his neighbors, his own
family not being equal to a whole sheep.
Holes and Queries. n
iUK lUic rItt aA.
Fashion Rotes.
Large collars and fichus
are much
worn. ' J- -'
Tea and coffee, stained 1 aces are much
worn. .!
Pilgrim suits are
popularity. j
destined to great
Strings of new bonnets are oi plush,
lined with satin, t
Large red chenille cords will be used
in millinery.
Traveling suits of gray cheviot are in
pilgrim style. j
Jet and garnet will be used on dresses
and bonnets.
Hoods or cowls appear on straight
Directory mantles. i -
Lone straight Directory mantles are
the fall wraps. ; . I '
Skirts are either very plain or much
ruffled and draped, '
Old India shawls are cut up to make
trimmings for nun's veiling costumes.
Heavy gros grain ribbon strings are
out on the deepest mourning bonnets.
White linenT lawn with black polka
for dots, is liked plain morning dresses.
- Woolen goods bordered on one selvage
with stripes are a feature on ail fall
goods. t
Tamise cloth is the choice for a second
best drees for mourning, and is worn all
the year. .. i
White flannel entirely without lining
is liked for morning wrappers by ladies
in mourning. i : ,
Plush and furry felt hats and bonnets
are among the nrst fall productions an
importations.
In the winter heavy twilled silks
promise to be worn both in mourning
and in colors. . j
The new metal ! ornaments for hats
and bonnets are. large and very hand
somely finished, j
A set of fabrics known as crepe cloths
have the crinkle of crepe woven in wool
of various qualities.
Bags or reticules carried on the arm
or fastened to the waist accompany
nearly all new costumes.
Cloth of gold embroidered with pearl
garnet and amber beads, appears among"
choice fall importations
Shirring ' is not liked tor trimming
mourning dresses; crepe especially is
not effective when shirred. .
Long pile silk plush, in bright, dark"
colors', tipped with white or old gold,
wili be much used in millinery.
Coiffures are not. quite so low: in the
back as they have been, but the ten
dency ia to plain and flat,not fluffy, hair
dressing. , '
Tbe Bine,
From a mere bauble, jan insignia oi
w " and aristocracy, the Greeks ele
he ring to a sentimental distinc-
. ' ji,h. . 1 HI ins M ' ' Tm THm'"" "1 fi 1
a significance ; accorded to ho , other
article of personal adornment, as a token
of affection between the living, or eter
nal remembrance of dead or distant
friends. Gold-workers and lapidaries
have exercised their ingenuity in order
to invent new and fantastic desigas, to
Invest it with beauty or singularity;
epigrammatists have exhausted their
wit upon fitting mottoes to be inscribed
within its enchanted circle ; but it was
reserved for the French jewelers of
modern times to insnare the fancy by
so adroitly arranging the gems in their
setting, as to Spell out, with their initial
letters, 'some graceful sentiment or pet
name. In earlier days medicinal quali
ties were supposed to reside in the. wed
ding ring, capable of removing imper
fections of the skin', though in later ages
it would seem to be more effectual, in
developing imperfections of the temper;
in those ages of easy faith a ring which
had touched the skulls of the Magi, re
posing in- solemn splendor in the cathe
dral of Cologne, would secure the owner
against the evil-eye, sudden death, or
accident, while' that which bore the
name of one of those kings of the East,or
had been blessed by the sovereign
on Good Friday, was a talisman, to
which the most fastidious could not ob
ject, against cramps. Legend and his
tory meet about this little hoop of gold,
and enrich it with spell or story, as the
ancient jewelers beautified it with elab
orate chasings and precious stones, with
skillful labor lavished upon cameo and
intaglio. Nowadays it has become a
somewhat matter of fact ornament; rus
tic lovers no longer break it in halves
as an assurance of i constancy, ballad
makers no longer hang their rhymes
upon it ; all the cunning of our improved
civilization cannot fashion .us a ring
like Solomon's, which can seal the evil
genius of the times in a jar; and what
goldsmith of to-day can warrant his
rings to render tbe purchaser invisible,
or to appease the injured gods if thrown
into the sea? Iu brief, the ring has fig
ured not only in domestic concerns, in
affairs of love and witchcraft, but in
church and state ; ! and though the
feminine' mind is supposed to be pecu
liarly susceptible to a regard for gew
gaws and finery, yet the ring had long
lost its novelty before its use was ex
tended to women. harper's Bazar.
American Business Enterprises.
The Boston Transcript relates the fol
lowing in illustration of American busi
ness enterprise : In some of the smaller
'towns there are business establishments
whose travelers make journeys as exten
sive as any undertaken by the drummers
of New York. Connecticut men are
among the leaders in seeking new mar
kets for their productions. Some of the
large manufacturers of tools, machinery,
hardware and other kinds of goods in
that State, send men to South America,
' Europe and elsewhere, in the same
matter-of-fact manner that smaller
houses might send to Syracuse or Cana
joharie. A firm, of carriage manufac
turers in : New Haven sends 1 a man
around tbe world. They sell many car
riages in New Zealand, Australia and
South Africa. On his last trip the trav
eler drummed tbe trade up the Red Sea,
and along the south shore of the Medi
terranean. He sold some carriages in
Egypt, but none in the countries to the
westward, wnere . British and conti
nental manufacturers i yet retain com
mand of the market. On his next trip
he will againuackle the carriage buyers
of that region. He overcame British
opposition in South Africa, and epect
' to accomplish the same result in North
; Africa, i- ( m ')
: Son. 'Fathe4 "the lecturer at the
hall said to-night that lunar rajs were
only concentrated luminousity of the
earth's satellite. ) What do you think
about it?" Intelligent parent, ''AT
moonshine, my soil all moonshine.
.
Llfti In a German; SchlossV
: The routine of life was quiet, even
monotonous, but toan American womarv,
fresh from the 44 fitful fever" of Ameri,
can housekeeping, - swet and restful.
The servants were numerous and well
trained, and performed thjfeir duties with
little noise, and. at the right. time and in
the right, manner. ; It must be said in
passing that it took ten men and women
to do the: work which half that number
would-be required to perform in an
American household. "Then, on: the
other hand, it must be stated that they
have net half our conveniences. Their
utensils are primitive and cumbrous,
and they have much to ' fetch and
carry;" but, looking at results, one can
only indulge in an envious, and useless
sigh. The absence of those, pests of
American housekeeping,; the weekly
washing and. ironing daysi is one reason
why the Germander van ts are able to go
about their 'work with so much .more
regularity and thoroughness. In Ger
many the family wash is done no oftener
than once a month iu many places not
oftener than once in threes or six months
and then is done by extra help hired
for the occasion. On . Monday of the
week devoted: to this !, work, according
- 1 A.I !
to mv observations, the 4 Women came
and .began preparations, jf The clothes,
etc., were sorted under the, super vision
of the lady's maid or housekeeper; the
wood laid ready for lighting under th
great boiler in the wa$h-house, and
every tub, hogshead, etCi, filled with
water. The water was pumped labori
ously, and brought from some distance
in cumbrous buckets. The carriers worn
upon their shoulders : for j this purpose
heavy wooden yokes, like cx-yokes,!
with a chain and hook, at each end. to
which the. full! buckets wfere attached.
The next morning at thre jo'clock they
were at work, busy as (bees, and out
chattering the swallows ,in the ivy
which grew about the wasU-house eaves.
Washboards, those instruments of de
struction1, were unknown, all rubbing be
ing done between their horny knuckles.
The ironing is done in IQermany Jby
means of a mangle, where possible, and
the clothes are beautifully- Smooth and
Clean. " r -; J J si' ' ! :
I The whole atmosphere joif the place
was peaceful and drowsy. Pigeons
cooed, swallows twittered, .from morn
until niijht. These and - the musical
bayin of the hounds, the lowing of dis
tant. p.ttle. and: the muffledlof waeons
upon the chaussee, were th4 sounds to
which the ear became attuned. The
occasional shriek of a locomotive was
iha rn-B rotnindpr nf & wbrld outside
this sleepy hollow of a place. Atlantic
Monthly . J i . 1 :i -
Churning by Goat Power.
The most striking feature of the dairy
ranch, Of 1. . Uiough, in. pan mateo
canyon, is the new dairy house which
Mr. Clougn recently complfeled at a cost
of $1,500, It is eighteen Jbyl thkty-six
terr '."tim ntg W'fTa- Mi
trim ana- cieaniy "B uumhj u.uuow:
wife's " best room." The butter-room,
ah apartment ten by fifteen feet in di
mensions, is carpeted ( !) and as inviting
as a parlor. The apparatus for hand
ling the milk and making the butter is
complete in every detail, and is designed
throughout for the .saving df labor. A
receiving vessel; fitted, with: a strainer,
is located in the milking yard, and com
municates by a pipe t with! the dairy
house. The milkers pour their milk
in this receiver and that -is the end ol
their duties. The milk passes down
through the pipe to a200-gallOn tank in
the dairy house, 'whence it is drawn by
the dairymen, undergoing, meanwhile, a;
Becond straining: process, j It is then
placed in aans to cool and raise the
cream. Water! I is brought j in pipes
through the house from i mountain
spring The churn holds fifty-two gal
lons of cream and turns out ! from 10O to
120 pounds of butte at each churning.
It is worked by goat power the appli
ances being a treading whelj eighteen
feet in diameter; wbich connects with
and operates a shaft ruunipg into the
dairv-house, and this in turii connecting
with og wheels working the l.dashers.
Mr. Gbw says that the goats, in operat
ing the wheel, indulge-; their natural
propensity for climbing, and; th$y apply
themselves to their work1 with great
gusto. The herd consist of spnae eight
or ten animais, ranging from the grand
mother and old Billy with,the Whiskers
down to the youngling tiot over a foot
high- When released from their pen
they, one and all, great and small, run
bleating for the ! wheel, anjd the only
trouble to contend with thereafter is the
excess of power which they are, apt to
give it in the course of , theirl frolicsome
gambols. Los Angelas (Cat.) Express.
How General Simpson Serred aj Bully.
When the allies occupied Paris the
French officers, at all times superior
with the small sword and equal with
the pistol to Englishmen, took every
opportunity to insult the bfheers be
longing to the army of occupation, and
It has been alleged that there: was a club
of Frenchmen, the membert of which
had sworn to devote their lives to the
killing off one by one of the English
officers. , -. . i J
. There was one i Frenchman who
boasted of having killed a dozen of
English officers, and promised tcvgo on
n this work. One evening he swag
gered as usual into his' cahMand to his
astonishment actually saw one of those
hated Anglais occupying his -chair; a
chair, be it remembered, that no one
hitherto had dared to sit upon except
himself. Mastering hte passion he un
did his sword belt, and! haying piaced
his sword on one side began to insult
the perfectly inoffensive English officer
who sat so unconscious looking m his
(the Frenchman's) chair.i . H trod upon
the English toes, he deprived Hhe Eng
Ushman of his candles, he : we ttt from
one thing on to another wlthoat at all
being able in the least apparency to dis
Srb the other's P-J
snatched the newspaper out fEng
lishman's hand, - and thenje Briton
slowly rose up, displaying totfhe aston
tehed Vyes of the Gaul i a gJar(Uman
some six feet six inches hiih. The
JiSt, bending-across ttable . seized
Eoldof tiieFrenchman'snosith one
hand and his chin with the otjier, . and,
wrenching his mouth open, splat down
ST throat With a bow the French
man, holding his rnder jaw With both
hands, ran outoiith" room. AHis jaw
was broken, and neither he ncjr any of
his comrades were seen $.
cafe, t We may as well tr
English" officer who thus madelan ex
ample 01 a bully was the latfe sGeneral
Sir James Simpson, who for a jti me com-
rr.anaeu m iu viiuk, ----
the day he joined the service tt&tilhm
i-a tf.A t.llfiRt officer in tfte Bno-
"Z -nZSZZA J United )Service
j ion aiuij. r vw - - -
j Maaaetne.
Ban's Brotherhood.
-It any man must (all for me to rise,
Then seek I not to climb. Another's pain
' I choose not for my" good . A golden chain,
A robe ol honor, is too poor a prize r ,
T6 tempt my hasty hand to do a wrong - V
Unto a fellow man. This life hath w
Sufficient, wrought by man's satanie ioe
And who, that bath a heart, would dare prolong
1 Or add a" sorrow to a stricken soul " .
That seeks some healing balm to make it
wholeT . I .
My bosom owns the brotherhood of man ;
From God and truth a renegade is he
Who soorns a poor man in his poverty.
Or on his fellow lays his superstition ban. -.
: ' ', Thomas Macktllar;
I ITEKS OF DiTEEEST. ' ;
A mosauito always settles before he
presents 111s Dili.
Edison is at work now on an electric-
railroad. . He .will never rest easy until -he
can send himself by telegraph. Pica
uune. - .
The national associition for the pro
tection of the insane, which was organ
ized at the charities conference in
Cleveland recently, has for its object
the introduction of more humane and
intelligent methods of dealing with in
sanity. Great things in this direction
have been done.: in the past generation,
but much: still remains to be done.
Especial care - has been taken by the
association to make it understood that .
the movement does not arise irom hos
tility to any asilum or officials. .
The thoroughly agricultural charac-
ter of the people of India is apparent
rom the figures showing the ocenpa
ions of the adhlt male population of the
country. Outiof a total of 62,002,461
persons of this lass not fewer than 37
303,005 are engaged in the cultivation
of the soil. The lightness of the charges ,
upon agricultural land is worthy of note.
. The government of India is practically
the landlord of the whole country, , and ;
the land revenue is a rent paid for the
use of the soil. The average amount of
land revenue and local taxes paid by
the Indian cultivator is only sixty-six
cents per acre. ' ' ; . ,
The Emperor of Brazil is still indulg
ing that fondness for material progress
which caused him to express so much
admiration for this c ountry when visit
ing here. He has just given the last
,wVa a ihn npw Rio Janeiro water '.
works, letting into the city water from
streams fo'ity miles away, carriea,
through vast ' intervening reser
voirs, to itio . Janeiro j oy iwu
thirty-two-inch mains ; and he.
he has also given the first stroke to a
new and 1 important railroad. l.hese
things, however, cost money, s tne
Khedive OI iijgypc iouna ouu. ;
finances show a prospscuve eft lor -
the $6,000,009 dcsiren ior public wwu. -It
is-believed that she must continue ;
for awhile to add $8,000,000 or $10,000,-5
iipbt. which now. in-
eluding! dustandmg ooligations in paper .
currenc
or abou
, is - about bl ,)ou,iiuu muireia,
$407,000,000. It has been in-
creased
by about fl7,000,OOT the pass
year.
Words of Wisdom.
It
is easier lor a man to aescenu w
PArth than to mount to heaven.
'However laborious the life of the 1
good, it is less so than that of the bad.
Women cherish fashion because It
rejuvenates them, or , at - least renews
them. ' ' i
True philosophy places us above -honors,
but nothing places us abote.the
ennui they cause. ' ; j Jr.
Show me a peoplelwhose trade ijs dis
honest, and I, will show you a people,
whose religion is a sham. ' j
Strong minds, like hardy evergreens,
arei most verdant in winter when,
feeble ones, like tender summer plants,
are leafless. . !
There are truths which some men
despise because they have not examined,
na which-they will not, examine be
cause they despise. '
1 Childhood often holds a truth with
its leeble fingers, which the grasp of
manhood cannot retain, which it is tha
pride of utmost age to recover.
A good moral character is the first
essential in a man. It is, therefore,
highly important to endeavor not only
tolbe learned, but to be virtuous. r -
To feel much for others and little for
ourselves, to restrain our selfish and to
indulge our benevolent affections; con
stitute the perfection of human nature.
The wisest man may be wiser to-day
than be was yesterday, and to-morrow
than he is to-day. Total freedom from
change, would imply total freedom from
error, j . ' , .
Many persons sigh for death when it
seems far off, but the inclination van-
Ishes when the boat upsets, or the loco
motive runs off the track, or the measles
set in. ; -!".'.... -
The utmost excellence at which hu
manity can arrive, is a constant and de
termined pursuit of virtue without re
gard to present dangers and advan
tages. :: 1 1 :':" I- ' 5
Fortunate people seem to think that'
their less happy fellow-creatures ouht
to suffer and die before them with
decency, as the Romans used to require
their gladiators to do. '
1 The action of the soul is oftener in
that which is felt i and left unsaid, than ,
In that which Is Said in any conversa
tion. It broods over every society, and
men unconsciously seek for it in each
other. -. ' ' . :; . j ' -
Mere bashfulness without merit Is
awkward; and merit without modesty,
insolent. But .modesty with merit has
a double claim to acceptance, and gen
erally meets with as many patrons as
behold era. I 1 ,
! : The Turkish Sultan's Harem
! The private apartments oi the inmates
of the sultan's harem are unadorned
above the floor, and a rug. tvith mat
tress and pillow, is all that is needed,
and all that exists; for, though each
fair one has her own dressing case and
spice box combined, a common room
for the bath and toilet is the rule, as is
also a common wardrobe, kept under the
charge of "the mbther" of the seraglio.
The first wives and the layorius and
mothers of male children have special
privileges by prescriptive, right, and
these take the form or pei sonal attend
ants and the exercise of certain author
ity ; but the majority have no luxuries ,
to make their life enchanting, and few :.
pleasures to relieve its dullness.
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