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THOS. 1 ADAMS. PROPRIETOR. EDGEE?ELD, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1892. VOL. LVII. NO. 13. BITTER AND SWEET. The apple that from highest is the best upon tho treo; The rose that ls most fragrant always has the sharpest thorn; Tho pearl that ls the purest lies within the deepest sea, Aad tho deeds that live the longest are of hardest efforts born! -- "S .??.? Tho love that's won too lightly is not treas ured as a gem; The words that flow too froely never have the greatest weight; Man appreciates his blessings 1! he has to strive for them, But he never knows their value if thoj 're passed up on a plate! --Cleveland Leader. DEAF SMITE, THE SCOUT. N the main hall of the magnificent capitol of Austin, Texas, thero hangs an immense pioture, at least twenty-five b y fifteen feet, en cased in a massive gilt frame. The figures, of which there are many, are all of life size. The more prominent are General Sam Hon&ton, "Deaf Smith," and Santa Anna. General Houston is rec .in ing on a sort of mattress under a kfW-" ** ~ huge live-oak. The scene represents a few hours after the battle of San Jacinto, which was io ag ht on the bank of that river, near the month of Buffalo Bayou, on the 21st of April, 1836, and in which struggle the lamons Mexican general was taken prisoner. General Houston had been severely wounded in the ankle, and the surgeon is the act of administering to the gallant leader's need. Near him, seated on a log in the attitude of hstenm?, is his bosom friend, the celebrated Texas spv, Deaf Smith. The history of Deaf Smith is one of the most extraordinary over known in the West, His memory is revered equally with the most prominent ac tors in the war fo? independence of the Lone Star State, one of whose counties is named for him. Deaf Smith made his appearance in Texas at a very early day ii tho his tory of ita struggle with Mexico, fie had n host of Iriends, and was a par ticular favorite of General Houston, yet none of these was ever able to learn the land of his nativity, or gath er a single gleam cf bis previous bio graphy. If questioned upon the sub ject, as he often was in the primitive days of his advent in the now groat ?nger on his mouth, and if urged further, his brow gathered in great furrows? while his intensely dark eyes seemed to shoot forth sparks of fire. No one had the temerity to again re fer to his formnr life after the exper ience of a first attempt to learn some thing of the strange man. Be could write with astonishing fa cility and correctness, and this, of course, was the only means by which he could communicate with his fellow men. Denied completely the sense of hearing, nature h&d amply compen sated him with a vision that was of the keenest character, and a power of smell that was almost incredible. He contd discover objects moving miles away on thc apparently interminable prairie, where others conld discern nothing but the earth and the horiz JU. It wae such remarkable attributes that fitted him so well in the danger ous vocation of apy, in which capacity he rendered valuable service to Gen oral Houston's army during the Texas war of independence. He always went where he was sent, alone, and almost invariably succeeded in obtaining tho information desired. Many stories of his bravery in bat tle and his many desperate- duels are current among tho citizens in the re-, gion where he once lived, bnt I can only relate one here. Abont two years after the termina tion of the Texas revolution a difficulty occurred between the new government and a number of the citizens which threatened most ferions consequences, even bloodshed and all the horrorn of civil war. The case was this: The constitution had fixed the city of Aus tin as the permanent capital, where the pnblio archives were to be kept, with the reservation, however, of a power in the president to order their temporary removal in case of danger from tho inroads of a foreign enemy or the loree of sudden insurrection. The Comanches, the most powerful tribe of Indians in the Southwest, be gan to commit atrocities within the very sight of the oapital itself, when the president, General Houston, who resided at Washington, on the Brazos, ' conceiving that an exceptional emer gency bad been provoked by these acts of the savages, sent an order com manding those under him to send the State records to Washington, which he declared to be, for the time being, the seat of government. lt would be absurd to try to describe the stormy exoitement which the re ceipt of the order raised in Austin. The owners of hotels, boarding houses, monte and faro banks, were nearly distracted, for it meant a death-blow to their business. Accordingly they determined to take the necessary steps to avert the danger, by ignoring the mandate of the president. They called a mass meeting of the citizens and farmers of tho adjacent country, who were all more or less interested in the question; and alter many fiery speeches against the asserted tyranny of the administration, it was unani mously resolved to prevent the re moval of i he archives by open and armed resistance. To that end taey formed a squad of 400 men, one-half of whom, relieving the other at regular times of duty, sbonld constantly guard the Btato house until the danger had gone by. The commander of thia foroe was one Colonel Morton, who bad achieved considerable renown in the war and stii more recently displayed desperate bravery in two terrible duels, in both of which ho had cnt his antagonist nearly to pieces with a bowie Ifni fe. Be was so notorioni for his courage and revengeful character, hil friends thought that President Houston would rescind his order as soon as he learn? ?ho was at the head of the resistii force in Austin. The colonel was i vain aa he was courageous, and he e conragod the general idea by his boas icg. de swore by the honor of a Text that if General Houston removed tl records of the state from Austin, 1 would himself hunt him down like wolf, and shoot him down like a wo! and shoot him with little ceremony, < stab him in bod, or even waylay him : his walks of recreation. He had tl audaoity to write to the hero of St Jacinto to that e?e ct. The genera whom nothing could intimidate, ai swered his insulting note in the fo lowing characteristic brevity : "If the citizens of Austin do m send the archives, I shall certain' come and take them ; and if Colon Morton can kill me, ho is welcome i my ear-cap." On the arrival of the president's no the colonel doubled the gnard arour the state house ; chosen sentinels wei stationed ?long the (.venues leading 1 the building, and the military marche through the streets of the disturbe city from morning until night, continual session of the committee < safety was held m the city hall ; i short, everything betokened the burs lng of a severe political storm over tl city. One day, while matters wera in tbi boiling condition, the committee i the city hall were surprised by tl sudCen appearance of a strange! whose mode of entrance was as oxtn ordinary as his looks and dress. H did not knock at the closed door ; h did not seek admission there at ali but climbing, unseen, a small,, bush} topped live oak which graw beside th wall of the building, he leaped witi ont the slightest warning through high window, and waa*immediately i the presence of the oommittee. H was dressed throughout in buckskit the seams of his trousers and coe heavily fringed, and the front of th latter beaded and porenpined, afte the fashion of a costly Indian garmenl He carried a long rifle- in his rigl hand, wore at a bnttou on his coat large bowie knife and in his belt brace of pistols. He was tall, straigh as an arrow, active and quick as panther ir. all his motions, a magnifi cent specimen of the old-time' fron tiersman, a genus long since- vac ished. His strange advent into the secre session caused a thrill of ii voluntar; fear among its members, and man; seized tho handles of their knives o pistols. "Who are you that dares intrudi among gentlemen without being in vited ?" thundered out Colonel Morton ut tbe same time trying to ?nnr *v stranger by his eye. The stranger thus insol dressed, returned the oolone with compound interest, at tb time laying his long, bony f his moutb, au a sign-but of ' cut an answer* out of yori yelled the colonel, almost with ra,<*e by the calm, tnec ner of the strange, who now icuu.c, tho finger from his mouth, and laid il on the hilt of an immense bowie. The fiery colonel, on this' move ment, drew his dagger, and was in the act of advancing towards the stranger, when several of his friends interfered, and holding him back, remonstrated : "Let bim alone, Morton. Don't you see the man is crazy?" At this juncture, Judge Webb, a man of fine intellect, and a courteous geatleman in all his manners, walked toward the stranger, and addressed him in a most respectful style : "My good friend, I presume you have made a mistake in the house. This is a private meeting, where none but members are admitted." The intruder did not, of course, understand the words of the judge, but he could not fail to understand the mild and gentle manner in which he addressed him. His stern features relaxed immediately, and' moving toward a table in the middlo of the room on which were writing materials, he took up a pen and traced one line : "I am deaf." He then held it before his audience, as a sort of excuse for his seeming laok of politeness. Judge Webb took the paper and wrote a question : "Will you be so obliging as to inform us what is your business with the meeting?" The stranger acquiesced at once by handing a letter inscribed, "To the citizens of Austin." The judge broke the seal and read the contents aloud. It was -rom President Houston, and showed the brevity of his style: '.Fellow Citizens-Though in error, and deceived by the acts OL tn..tors, 1 will give you three more days to decide whether you will surrender the public archives. At the ena ot that time you will please let me know your decision. "SAM HOUSTON." Airer the document was read, the deaf man waited a few seconds for an answer, then turned and was about to leave the hall, when Colonel Morton interposed, and sternly beckoned him back to the table where he was still sitting. The stranger obeyed, then the colonel wrote : "You were brave enough to insult me bj' your threatening looks ten min* utea ago; are you brave enough now to give me satisfaction ?" The stranger instantly wrote in an swer : "I am at your service." Colonel Morton wrote again : "Who will be your ?eoond?" Thc stranger answered with pen: "I am too generous to seek an advan tage, and too brave to fear any on the part of others ; therefore, I never need the aid of a second." Tho colonel wrote: "Name your time." Again the stranger traced, without a moment's hesitation : "Time, sunset this evening ; place, the left bank of the Colorado, opposite Austin ; weapons, rifles, and distance a hundred yards. Do not fail to be on time." Then tak ing three steps across the floor, he disappeared through the sime window he had entered. Af tor he had gone Judgo Webb ex claimed: "What! is it possible, Colonel Morton, that you intend to fight that man? He is a mate, if not an absolute maniac. Such a meeting, I fear, will sadly tarnish tho luster of your laurels." "Yon are mistaken," answerod the colonel, with a smile. "JL'hat mute is a hero, whose fame stands in the rec ords of a dozen battles, and at least half as many duel". Besides, he ia the favorite emissary and bosom friend of General Houston, If I have the good fortuno to kill him, I think it w ill cause the president to take back his TOW against venturing my more on the field of honor." "lou know the man, then? Who is he?" inquired half a dozen voices together. "Deaf Smith," answered Colonel Morton coolly. "Why, no ; that cannot be. Deaf Smith was killod at tao battle of San Jacinto." remarked Judge Webb. "There again your honor is mis taken," said the colonel. "That story of Smith's doath watt a mere fiction, gotten np by General Honeton to save the life of his favorite from the sworn vengeance of certain Texans, on whose conduct ho had acted as spy. I found that out a year ago. " "Well, if wha'i; you 6ay be true, you are a madman yourself, Colonel Mor ton," exclaimed Judge Webb. "Deaf Smith was never known lo miss his mark." "Say no more," answered the col onel ; "the thing is already decided ; I have agreed tu meet bim. There can De no disgrace in failing before such a shot, and if I should succeed my triumph will confer the greater glory." Toward evening a large crowd as sembled at the place designated to witness tho hostile meeting, news of which had spread all over the city, and 60 great was tho general reckless ness as to affairs of that sort, that large sums of money were wagered on the result. Duels were an every day ocourreuce, for such a settlement of real or fancied wrongs was the custom throughout all Texas in that early time. At length the summer sun reached the edge of the horizon, covering it with a crimson glow. Then the two antagonists, eaoh armed with a lon;;, heavy ride, took their stations, back to back, and at a signal, the waving of a white handkerchief, walked slowly and steadily in opposite directions, deliberately counting their steps until eaoh had measured fifty. Both covered the given number at about the same instant, and theu wheeled; each was to aim and fire when he chose. As the distance was rather great, both paused for some seconds-long enough for the speca tors to dash their eyes from one to the other, and mark the striking contrast between the two men. The face of Colonel Morton was calm and smiling, but the emile it bore had a murderous meaning. Deaf Smith's countenance was stern and passionless as ever. A side View of his features might have been taken for a prodle done in cast iron. The colonei was dressed m tho richest broadcloth, Deaf Smith in omnl?A.+tniorl hnokflkin. ._._- ~J ._-s wi?4M<?i v-x tut) archiv?e.-Detroit Free Press. Diamonds That Absorb L:ghr, To demonstrate whether diamonds dc, as has been claimed, store up light, and subsequently give it od when in completo darkness, the French inves tigator, M. Masoart, arranged a dark room, in which a collection of 150 diamonds were placed. In one side of the wall was inserted a lens, and outside the room an ordinary alternat ing current aro lamp was suspended. The lens, which served the purpose of concentrating the light, was cov ered with a violet-colored gloss, eo that only the ultra violet rays were thrown on the diamonds. Among the stones were several old Indian, Bra zilian and Cape stones, and several from the South Africa river diggings. Of the en tiro collection, only t hree diamonds -.vere phosphorescent-om, a Brazilian stone of 1{ carats, poa ?ce e J this quality in a remarkable de gree, and an old Brazilian stone of three carats also showed the same prop erty. Tho two stones whose phospho rescence was most marked were per fectly white stones, with a bluibh tint. They assumed a milky whito color of the variety which comes from the Bagagon raines of Minas Genes, of which only a few aro found anuuxlly. The phosphorescence exhibited by these stones lasted for fifteen minutes after exposure, with, however, a grad ually lessening intensity. All ot the other stones were invieible in the dark. Pure white light was used, resulting in a less beautiful experiment, al though the phosphorescence was quite apparent. This test fully demonstrated tho fact that some diamonds, though not all, possess the power of absorbing light and emitting it in the dark. New Orleans Times-Democrat. Mammoth Locomotive?. Fonr locomotives, each weighing ninety-three tons, without counting the tender whioh weighs thirteen tons extra, are being built at Schenectady, N. Y., for the Northern Pacific Bail road. The mammoth machines are what are known as two-cylinder com pound twelve-wheel locomotives. They are not regular road engines, but are for service as helpers for freight trains on the Rooky Mountains, where they will be coupled on ahead of thc trains and not used as pushers. They are provided with eicht driving wheels and four truck wheels. The cylinders have the exceptionally great stroke of thirty inches and tho boiler is six feet in diameter at its smalie>t ring. The total length of engine and tender is sixty two feet ono inch. The Wheat Line in Europe. In Europe the growth of wheat ceases with an imaginary line connecting In verness, Scotland, latitude 53 degrees, Drontheim, Norway, latitude (ii de grees, and St. Petersburg, Russia, lat itude GO degrees 15 minutes. Oats reached a slightly higher latitude. Barley and rye ascend to latitude 70 degrees, but require a favorable aspect and season to produce a crop. A Railway Co ninan v's Dilemma, A street railway company in Provi dence, B. 1., is in a woeful predica ment. Two suits have been brought Against it, one on account of an acci dent alleged to have been caused by the ringing of a car gong, the other for an aooident duo, it ii alleged, to the gong not bting rang, STYLE IN mm SERVICE A. RLE AND ATTRACTIVE GARMENTS OP THE DAY. A Norfolk Waist Suitable for a Vari ety of Purposes-Stylish Example of a La dies' Cape. I / NGLISH tweed, cheviot, drap 1=/ d'ete aud all light woolen 1 stuffs are suitable and service able when made after the style shown in our illustration. For traveling, yachting and the like it ia, NORFOLK WAIST. preferable to tho favorite shirt waist I both because it is more durable and. prevents sudden chill. Being unlined, it is not over-warm for moderate weather. Plaits are laid in both the fronts and back as indicated, and the waist is fitted to the figure by means of an nnder-arm gore, which allows of peifeot smoothness. The sleeves are in two pieces, fitted to the point where the moderate puff begins. The collar is in the simple roll-over style that is; considered correct with all severe'; gowns. The only finish is machine j stitching, even the buttons being hid den beneath the centre plait. Thaj basque is alike suitable for a costume : A STYLISH I of one material, or for a plain waist to bo worn with skirt of check or stripes, lt is becoming to almost all figures, and can safely be recom mended to all women, for even though tho number of shirt waists is unlim ited, it is weli to have one of sturdier mako to fall back upon in case of need. To make this busque for a lady in tho medium Bize will require two and one-fourth yards of forryfour-inch wido material. STYLISH LADIES' CAPE. The new wraps, writes May Manton, are manifold in their varieties, accord ion plating entering largely into their decoration. A stylish example is here shown comprising moire-velonr, mousseline-de-soie and jotted passe menterie. The garment has a lining of satin in a shade of vivid red with an interlining of light-weight crinoline. A round yoke that is deepest in center front 18 shaped by shoulder seams,anti form the upper portion ; the circular cape being joined to its lower edge falls around the form in rippling folds produced by its unique shaping. The lower edges of the joke ore outlined with a double row cf of plaited mousse line-de-soie in graduated widths (which may be purchased in the larger shops -plaited and ready to sew on). The bottom of cape is also outlined with plaited mousseline headed with a b nd of jetted passementerie. At the neck mousseline agsiu appears beneath a high flaringoollur. Silk, satin, peau-de-soie, etamine and grenadines make handsome capes trimmed in this style. Black and white lace combined firm some of the dress iest capes, when there is usually a mixture of jet and cometimos a touch of color. Black grenadine over petunia-colored satin, decorated with chillon edged i with black satin or velvet baby ribbon, would be an exceedingly effective combination. To make this cape for a lady in the medium size will require one and fire eighths yards of forty-four-inch widt material. NEW COLOBS. The new colors, as shown by th? French color cards, are rather novel. The prevalence of pink and red tints s noted at once. There is a deep, brilliant red, a cherry red and a yel lowish red, besides the jacqueminot tints already known. Green comes next in preference, in bright, clear shaies, both light and dark, but thor-, is no yellowish green, this tint havxnr had its day. Grays and browns dc not vary much from other seasons, bright French blue is a favorite, o ari th? different navy shades. Ther< a number of bluish violet los, and six yellow, beginning with lin. Tnrqaoi.se ia still ou the lint. lasse green, argent gray, golden i, medium brown, Parme violet, izo yellow and bright blue may be Ihtioned as good spring colors. PEARLS 15 FASHION. Pearls are the fashion, says the Chi? 0 Times-Heralc. Tbe London jew 's declaro they have not fold so ny in years pant. Young girls are to have a monopoly of these pale 1 colorless stones. They are to be n by middle aged matrons and tely dowagers. This sadden rage the so-called "debutante's jewel" is e, it is said, to the recent famine m Melia, which has forced the .starving jBktives to sell their beaatiful jewels mp any trifling sum that will bring Mead, or rather rice, for their fami pp. Pearls are the royal jewels of din, hence are the favorites of every and when times are good it is cult to find them for sale in tho GOWNS OF FINK VELVET. t is said that the prettiest woman jKans something when she in clad in pink velvet, a?d this becoming mate ??1 is much in ovidence for party Bbwns at present. One pale roso ve? fft dinner dress is trimmed with real ?fee, lightly embroidered in silver, ?ne folded bodice finishes at the waist B&d the sleeves arc a soft drapery of lace. CHILD'S FROCK. JpFhe new fashions for children aro extremely pretty and picturesque, but ?pre is frequently a demand for the practical as well. Our modei shows a ?feful little frock of ecru linen crash Sith a wide cape collar of white, bor ?nred with insertion that can be latin .Bred with ease (a feature that recom mends it). ratho pattern provides for a short ?dy lining fitted by shoulder and Inder-arm seams, the ase of which is Jpiional. In washable fabrics it may K omitted, but in woolen or silk ma priais the little body lining renders the adjustment more perfect. The ?night skirt is deeply hemmed and 3?B6 two bands of insertion above ; it is gathered at the top, and hangs in ?oft, pretty folds. ?ADIES' CAPE. An attractive feature is the fancy cape collar falling in tabs at hack, over each shoulder and frout, the free edges of which are bordered with in sertion. A rolling collar, also decor ated with insertiou, finishes the neck. The coat-shaped Bleeves are provided with short full puffs whioh are gath ered at the top, and again at the lower edge and arranged upon perforated lines. Dainty little frocks can be fashioned in this style from dimity, batiste, per cale, and all manner of washable fabrica, while for more dressy wear, A U8EFXJL CHILD'S FROCK. silks, in India, taffeta and glace may be used. To make this dress for a child of six years will require three and three iourths yards of thirty-six iuch wide material. BECOMING NECK PIECE. High standing ruches are much in ise, made of many various fabrics, iaffeta silk in light colors, bound with narrow black velvet, is pretty and isefal. There are three rows of the ilk ruffles gathered into a plain band ; hese are intended to be basted inside ho high collar of the bodice. "Now, Thomas," said thc teacher, 'write mc a sentence in which pine I nd butternut ure used." And Thom s wrote: "Tho iel!o?v felt almighty oagh, when from bis best girl cut. 'irst he thought he'd piue away, and j thought he'd butternut,"- Detroit oumul. GREEK AND TURK. WUt TUR FORMER BITTERLY HATES THIS LAT li-:Ii. Awful Devastation of the Grecian Island of Sclo by tho Turks How thc Greeks Avenged Their Comrades. THERE are passages in modern Greek history which explain the unquenchable hatred of the Greek for the Moslem. Some injuries may be forgiven, others leave behind them a running sore which never heals. Such a wrong' ii the massacre of Scio. i _ Over against tho seaboard of Asia ? Minor, within seven miles of the beach on which the surf breaks and in full siijht of the old Pagus range, with the town of Smyrna nestling at its base, tbe Island of Scio or Chios wooes tho Western breeze with her oils aod wines. Like most of the Aegean is lands it was born of fire and sulphur and lava, but after a time generous nature swathed the rugged rocks of tbe southern extremity with a cover ing of alluvium, on whioh the citron blooms and the lentisk lends its frag rant bark to the knife, so that the gum mastic which the girls of the Orient love shall- flow. From the remotest antiquity a race of islanders were grown to fit so sweet a landscape. The men were tall, sin ewy, brave, trained to handle their small craft in the stormy ter when the hurricane blows; they led quiet lives, at peace with all the world, and kept out of wars when war was every where else. Nowhere, even in Lesbos, were such beauti ul girls raised. They were taller than the Greeks generally, with exquisitely rounded forms, flash ing black eyes and rippling hair, which hung loose over their shoulders. For a thousand years Scio was the happiest of the gems of the Eastern sea. Its chief city, basking on the eastern beach, with its face to the ris ing sun, was rich and quiet wben the gutters of the other cities of that re gion flowed periodically with blood. When the time came that the 'lurk swooped down upon it, the people ac quiesced, lot tbe Moslem set up his mosques an I went on chanting "Ave Maria" as devoutly as ever. Chance favored it. It was made the demesne of the Sultana dowagei, and a wild rage lor chewing gum having broken out in the seraglio at Constantinople it was discovered that the precious ar ticle could bo bebt manufocturedifrom the gum mastic of Chios. Thus the owner? of lentisk groves grew rich. In the times of tue later crusades *'"> Genoese wrested Chios out of tho ueginmu? u.-zz? :?-J _.. bored 9?,?0.) of the hundred and odd thousand of iubabitants. When the Greek war of independence hrohe out, tbe Chians did not at iirst see that they were called upon to take part, xhey read the papers in their quiet, easy ,~oing way uni I kept their passions weil :iider control. But when news came that Greek blood was flowing on the mainlaud they rose in arms and locked up tho Governor in tho castle without doing him any harm. He dispatched a swift messenger to Con stantinople to say that ho had fallon into the hands of tho Philistines and that ho was prepared to endure what ever Allah might send. The miseive reached the hand of Kara Ali, the capondan pasha, or lord high admira), who was just then start ing from the Golden Horn with his fleet to chastise the Greek rebels. It occurred to thc capondan pasha that it might be a good idea to drop in at Scio on the way. He brought his fleet to an anchor in the roads and janded 15,000 troops, chiefly janissar ies. These were joined by robbers and adventurer? from Smyrna, who wero ferried across the narrow strait. The islanders were taken by sur prise. They had no military organ ization and were unprepared to right. They offered submission at once and protested that they did not propose to dispute the Sultan's authority. The capondou pasha pointed to tho castle where tho Governor had been imprisoned and quickly observed that he proposed to give Scio a lesson. He let loose his soldiers, bidding them treat tbe island like a captured city which had been given up to sack. The Turks went about tbe work de liberately. They took two months to accomplish it. They began by hang ing thc archbishop, tho heads of 'Lo clergy and tbe principal citizens ; the'r bo.ties were thrown into the sea an? floated round the Turkish ships until they wer . eaten by tish. Tho capital city, a score or more of flourishing villages and tho splendid churches and convents built by the Genoese wero then burned to the ground. Thc peo ple were penned up in corrals, the males being separated from the fe males. The former were killed to a man ; the latter after a judicious se lection had been made by the Turkish army and nt.vy officers, were sent to Constantinople to be disposed of in the blave market. * Gordon isavs that the men who were slaughtered num bered 25,000 and that 45,000 girls and children were sold as slaves. Certain it is that tho price of comely young woi^en declined fifty per cent, in the slave markets of the Levant during the year 1822, which was the year of the massacre. Several thousand Chians, men and women, took refuge in the clefts of the hills, and eluded pursuit. Of these many starved to death ; others were taken off at night in boats by sympa thizers norn other islands, (?nite a number were bought or ransomed by citizens of Smyrna. Of those who ex patriated themselves, tho bulk wan dered through the Mediterranean cities IL a stute ot destitution, and for many years Chian beggars invested tho streets of Genoa, Marseilles and Bar celona. Among them were women whose countenances showed remains of marvelous beauty, destroyed by hunger, cold and privation. Guroou says that there was a time at the close of 1822 when of the 90,000 Chrintittu inhabitants of Solo in 1821, only 2000 remained. This appears to be an exaggeration, but there is no question bat so far aa in them lay the work of depopulation which the Turks underrtood was thoroughly done. At the appalling new?, the blood of Greece boiled. Even the tepid fluid which jog-trotted through the veins of European statesmen was slightly stirred. Remonstrances couched in decorous diplomatic phrases were ad di eased to Constantinople. Mean while a secret council of Greek leaders resolved to strike back. The Turkish fleet lay r.t its anohorage in the roads of Scio, the officers toasting their dark eyed captives in goblets of Chian wine, and trying to divert their griefs with song and dance. Under cover of a moonless night there crept out of the northern darkness two small Greek brigs, outfitted as fireshipe, filled with gunpowder, pitch, tow, tar and Greek fire, and manned by Constantine Ca naris of Psara and thirty-three sailors who were ready to give away their lives. They had taken the sacrament, and bnd been blessed by the priest. Canaris had seen to it that a barrel of powder stood handy to blow np the craft with all on board, in case he failed. When the black night fell, he sailed in noiselessly, steering by the lights of the Turkish vessels, and aimed straight at the bow of the Turkish flagship. When he struck the chains, he grappled them and made fast, driving his brig under the counter of the flagship as far as he could ; then he set fire to his craft, and sheered off rapidly in a rowboat shouting "Viotory to the Cross 1" The fire crept swiftly up the tarred sides of the man-of-war, leaped the bulwarke, licked up the rigging, ran along the deck and probed its way down the hatches. In a few minutes it enveloped the magazine. There were over 2000 men on board, sailors and soldiers. They were demoralized by the looting in which they had en gaged. Discipline had been relaxed ; the officers found it impossible to tight the fire with vigor and method. Presently the flames gnawed tho base of one of the masts, and it fell with a crash. Foreseeing what must come next, the Capondan Pasha, whose arms and hands had been burned in a vain attempt to check the conflagration, leaped overboard into his gig and or dered the sailors to row to tho shttpjfll But just as they were shovinj^ffiStf-'^ other mast toppled and fell athwart' the Admiral's boat, striking him "'a blow on the head which broke bis skull. He lived to be landed on the beach of the island he had devastated; then he died, just as tho chant of the Ramadan rose in the night air, and the explosion of the magazine on board his vessel cent 2000 of his countrymen to eternitv. f m ms nttlo craft hold- I ing his oreath and awaiting the grat ing Eound of tho scraping of the Greek sloop against the Bides of the Turkish flag ship. It did not take long, when the jar came, for C&naris and his bravo men to fasten thoir grapnels to the Turk and set fire to the combustibles, with which their deck was loaded. As the flames darted up the side, Canaris pushed off in tho dark and shouted : "Turks yon aro burned as at Seto! God save the cross!"-San Francisco 1 Chronicle. Bow Be Lost a Friend. "I had a friend once who had a horror of lending money," said a well known sporting man last night. "He knew me, and knew me to be perfectly good for any debt I might contract. He and I were in Chicago once, and I got broke, cold broke. I needed 8100 bndly and had no ono to tarn to ex cept this friend. I went to him and told him that I knew his prejudice against loaning money, but said I need ed a hundred so badly that I was will ing to take tho'chance. 'I know yon to be good for a $100,' said my friend, 'but I warn you right now that if you borrow that amount or a hundred cents from rae I will never epeak to you again as long as I live.' To per dition with your friendship,' said I; 'what I want is a hundred.' He pulled out his wad and gave me five twenty dollar bills. The rext day I tried to talk to him and he would have nothing to do with me. After several other rebuffs I stopped trying to force my company on him. I paid the money back when I said I would, but even alter the debt was canceled he would have nothing to do with me. That was ten years ago. I have seen him every day or so in all that time, and ho has never made the ?lightest re sponse to my overtures. I don't be lieve his own father could borrow $2 from bim and expect to retain his : 'iendship. He is certainly a funny \"-New Orleans linun-Democrat. A Thieving Horse. As a country doctor, tho horse is, of course, mr constant companion, and I have been carried by him on my visi tations many tboutmnd miles, yet I had no special love for the animal, nor yet any high appi ?ciation of his iatel ligence, until a short time ago, when something happened which changed my views, says a contributor to the Baltimore News. "On goi , out one morning to look after Major, I found that I had acci dentally left the chain down behind him. This circumstance he had taken full advantage of, and had spent a portion of the night in wandering about the barn, upsetting everything that could be unset and breaking everything that could be broken. Now, however, he was in his stall, and looked around at me with his great brown eyes, a picturo of inno cence and contentment, while under him, carefully spread out, was a fur robe, tho fur side up, and the cushion of my sleigh. "These he must have carried to his stall during tho night, thinking, per haps, that for Christmas night, as it happened to be, straw was not good enough, and that tor once, at least, he would ranke his own bed of the best material ho could find. About 60,000 persons in Budapest, Hungary, aro said to live in under ground lodgings. / MOTHERS READ THIS. The Best Remedy. s ?/?<h 1 For Flatulent Colic, Diarrhoea, Dysen tery, Nausea, Coughs, Cholera In fantum, Teething Children, Cholora) Korbns, Unnatural Drains from i the Bowels, Fains, Griping, Loss ott Appetite, ?digesti?n and all Dis eases of the Stomach and Dowels. ! PITT'S CARMINATIVE . [ls tba standard. It carries children over' the critical period ol teething, and( is recommended hy physicians as, the friend of Mothers, Adults and' Children. It is pleasant to thc taste, ( and never fails to give satisfaction.. A few doses will demonstrate its EU-' perlative virtues. Price, 25 eta. peri A bottle. For sale by druggists. WISE WOBDS. Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image. To rob it .of love is the greatest wrong that can be done a child. Every beginning is pleasant. The threshold is the place of expectation. The safest mode of acting is to em ploy ourselves wi th oar nearest duty. If the crow has a creed, it is that all birds are heretics that do not wear black. The greatest obligation of the parent to the child is to give it a salo example. No poetry would bo written if birds had to keep still and let frogs do all the singing. If you would be strong when ad versity comes, be sure to pray while prosperous. What important it is to have a soul which loves truth and receives it wher ever it finds it. Misunderstandings and neglect cause more mischief in this world thac even malice and wickedness. ^?gU?Ok^ir%?^^ ^ picket, try to be ??J?aalbT?t to yonr Tr??st as if you wer o 'the commander of an army. There is a vast difference between being able to say prayers that sound fine and having a broken and contrite heart. From near at hand one must not hope, but from afar. Let us trust in God; each one in himself and in the other, and so it will be well J The worst penalty of pvii-*?* Gleima secret, for, no matter how faithfully you- may keep it, you will be liable in a thousand contingencies to the suspicion of having betrayed it. ^^^^w^ Meekness is not a weakness ; l?^??* strength. Kindness, gentleness, meek ness, give a man power in this very self-possession. He is calm and quiet in the midst of threatened disaster. The Wolf in Europe. One of the greatest terrors ot Europe is the wolf. In Russia during the last two years, according to official sources, the wolves have devoured 11,000 horses, 10,000 horned cattle, 32,000 sheep, 5000 swine, 1003 dogs and 18,000 fowl. They ?ave also during the same period attacked sixty-eight pereons, devouring two on the spot and inflicting fatal wouude on twelve others. In Franco it it estimated that 500,000 of these ani mals exist and the damage inflicted by them is set down at about M, 000,00C francs annually. A regular body of men, numbering over 1003, called the Louveterie, is maintained to keep down wild beasts, and the force has a certain efficiency, but it is unequaled to keeping the coantry clear of them. From time to time high bounties for wolf scalps have been paid, as much as 200 francs in the case of a known man eater, dreaded there as tho man eating tiger is in the Hindoo villages ; but the animal is never extirpated. In some years his ravage is greater and in others less, but he is always in evi dence. Ia this country he has been pretty well put down in the inhab itated parts. A few days ago a pro digious wolf drive was set on foot in Atchison County, Kansas, five square miles being covered and 700 persons participating. They rounded up 200 jack rabbits, but not a single wolf. Considering his fierce and ptedatory character abroad and his resistance to all efforts to destroy him, the Ameri can animal must bo set down as rather a meritorious creature, easily amenable to extinction and not so desperately destructive, even where it continues to maintain a foothold. Salaries of thc Church ot England. As matters now stand, it costs a pretty penny to maintain tho pomp ot that church of which "che Queen is the supreme governor on earth." The salary of the Primate (Arch bishop of Canterbury) is the goodly sum of $75,000 per annum, punctually paid. The Archbishop of York has 350,000; the Bishop of London, $50,000 ; the Bishop of Durham, $35, O00; the Bishop of "Winchester, $3.\~ 500; the Bishop of Bangor, $21,000; the Bishop of Bath and Wells. $25, 000 ; the Bishop of Ely, $27,5^0 ; of Gloucester, S25.000 ; ot Chester, $21, 000; of Exeter, $21,000; of Here-^ ford, Lichfield, Liverpool, Llandaff, Manchester, Ripon, St. Asaph, $21,030 each; of Carlisle, Lincoln, Norwich, Peterborough, St. Davids, $22,500 eaoh ; Oxford, Salisbury, Worcester, $25,000 each; Newcastle, $16,000; Rochester, $19,000; St. Albans, $1.6,000; Sodor and Man, $9,000 ; Southwell, $17,500; Truro, $15,000; Wakelield, $15,000; and then think of the army of deans, Bishops suffragan, canons, etc., and infer that the Church of England is an expensive institution, represent ing a very high average of cost for eaoh soul brought to grace,- Chicago Times-Herald