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He tossed his wise head, And winked his bright eye, As he thought of the dinners These nuts would supply. But never a thought To the children gave he, This selfish gray squirrel Perehed up in the tree. ttd ttvq. THERAGCARPET. -0 "We can't afford it," said grand ma, resignedly. "Why, a carpet at sixty cents a yard would come to how much. Tom?" "Wouldn't it depend somewhat upon the number of yards, grand ma?" suggested Tom, who was putting on his greatcoat in the ball. "Well, say five breadths of a yard wide, each five yards long," said grandma, in a business tone. "A carpet of five yards square twenty-five yards, at sixty cents per yard -fifteen dollars," an nounced Tom, promptly. Grandma looked up at him ad miringly through her glasses. "It's a good thing to have a head for figures. As for me, I never put two and two together. But we'll have to give up that carpet, I'm afraid, though it's a great bargain. Mrs. Hackett gave full thirty dol lars for it, and had it only one year shut up in her parlor where it was scarcely trod upon. I'd like to get it for John's wife's room; but we've too many other uses for money just now." "What a pitty!' said Lizzie, who was sitting on the window-sill dang. ling one neat little boot just above the floor. "The room will look so bare and comfortless without a car pet; and John is so anxious to have everything nice for Alice." "Wouldn't the parlor carpet do?" inquired Tom, demurely. "I heard you say it was getting to shabby for the conpany room." 4No, it wouldn't do at all," an swered Lizzie, sharply. "How would the parlor look with a bare floor at Thanksgiving and Christ mas? "And Sunday evenings," said I indignantly. "Oh," said Tom, brushing his hat, "I had forgotten that. No, certain ly. Young Mr. Smith mighn't find it comfortable; nor the doctor, eith er. They might be afraid of catch ing cold, and go away early." "I think I here the stage, Tom," said Lizzie, leaning a flushed face from the open window. Tom kissed us all around and went out with his valise to meet the stage. He was druimmer to the biggest manufacturing firm in the little town, and was always coming and going. He would be back in six weeks in time to meet John and his wife, on their arrival at the old homes tead. John was making a good match and he and his wife was to stay with us all winter, while his own house was building, about a mile ditant, and we were all ar?xious to have everything nice for Alice. Liz and I, waving Tom a last adieu from the porch, returned to to the sitting-room. Cousin Armenia had laid aside her knitting, and seated in a low chair in front of grandma, was leaning forward and talking, with that keen hight in her gray eyes 'hich always bespske some new 'ia or inspiration. .You see, Aunt Dorothy, 'twould e sh eer extravagance to give fifteen llars ' for a carpet for a bed-room. ow, w. 'ien I was a girl, I made two lendid rag carpets; and though 's twenty years ago, I've not for tten how " o do it. Suppose I jest t to work a. 'id make one for John's rife's room?".. "A rag-carpet.?" said Lizzie dis ainfully. "Yes, child, a .rag carpet. If was called by 801lue 1'igh-sounding ame, I suppose fo-ikg would like better. If Alice i.s the right sort, he won't turn up her-.nose at a rag arpet, 'specially if it's :new and right. A rag-carpet ean be made look handsome; and 1 anyways, t's better than none." "But where will you 1i ud the ma erial?" "Oh, I'll be bound to find Tags ~nough? There's plentyv of old ~lothes hanging in the gaxret, and the rag-chst atx1 scrap bag are full; ad the neig-hbors won't begrudge e what oldt scraps they have no use for." Grandma, look ed doubtful, and Lizzie a lit deA scornfal; but Cduain As.nia aEknasd ammtOe late-I st her idea. And being one of those active and determined spirits who lose no time in carrying out a plan as soon as it is conceived, we were not surprised to find her, next day, already set to work upon her pro posed carpet. First she visited the attic. and overhauled the big rag-chest and examined all the half-worn and cast-off clothing hanging about. Then she went over the whole house and ransacked every box and closet for anything that could be appropri ated to her work. The next few days were spent in washing and freshening up the various articles, and in ripping and tearing theni into shreds, which were then rolled into great balls, according to their color. All the rag-carpets that I had seen were woven in a mixed medley of colors, without order or -arrange ment; but Cousin Armenia showed berself possessed of an artist's eye and an esthetic soul. "The brown and grays, and all other neuter tints,' she said, wind ing her strips about an old ironing board in the at .ic to ilust ate her pattern, "are to make up the ground color. Then come red and blue stripes; because, you see, one al ways has most of those two colors; and in the middle of each a narrow stripe of green and yellow, which are skeerce colors to get. I'd like a little purple; but that's what you hardly ever come across.' "If you could get the purple," I said, "you would have all the colors of the rainbow, and one would call your carpet the Iris-patten." She appeared struck with the idea. '-To be sure, there's my old mer rino, which I'd had an idea of mak ing over for a Sunday-school dress for little Kitty Leary. But I dare say a new calico would do as well. Calico is only six or eight cents a yard; and any way, charity ought to begin at home.' That evening she came down covered with dust and bits of thread, just in time to tidy herself for sup per. Deacon Hutchings had come in to see grandpa on some little busi ness matter and at the table grand ma apologized for the - absence of hot-cakes, on plea of cousin Amen ia's pre-occupation with her carpet. "A rag-carpet, el?" said the dea con, with intLrest. "Well, my moth er used to be a great hand on rag carpets; but since her day they seem pretty nigh to ha' died out. Seems to me wimmen ain't as keerful and saving nowadays as they used to be. Now, if I ever get married,' he added, with his dry smile, "1 11 ex pect Mrs. Deacon Hutchings to make a rag-carpt-t the first thing a'most." "Then don't ask Susie or me, please, deacon," said Lizzie, archly; "for we both hate rag carpets they're so ugly." "You won't think so when you've seen mine," said Cousin Armenia, with a confident nol'; "and anyways it'll save fifteen dollars out o' noth ing, and that's a consideration." The deacon looked approvingly at the woman who could make fif teen dollars out of 'nothing. He was a good man, generally liked and respected; bnt bore the charac ter of being rathe' "closer" than there was any necessity for, seeing that he was well off, and with no family to supi ort-for the deacon was a batchel'r. When Cousin Armenia had used up all her "material," she discov ered to her dismay that at least one-third more was required. So she went again over the house. collecting everything before reject ed that could be made available. Colored hose and corsets were press ed into service-bits formerly con sidered too small were carefully collected and stitched together. The very rag-bag itself when emptied was seized upo.i; and even grand ma's old1 red flannel dusting rag did not escape. The rag carpet became a starding joke with us. "There's apair of leather shoe strings for your carpet, Armeny," grandpa would observe, drily, "and some raveled rope ends in the barn, if you're a mind to 'em." But Cousin Armenia's soul was not to put down by sarcasm, any more than it had been dismayed by difficulties. 'The carpet progressedl and about the sam2 time Lizzie and I began to discover various articles of our clothing missing, which upon rigid investigation were found re duced to strips in Cousin Armenia's carpet-rag balls Among other things were the green lining of a cashmere shirt-green being one of the ' skeerce" colors; a Turkey red curtain, which was to be mn2nd ed and done duty in Tom's room, and a pair of grandpa's "trowers,' which, though not yet condemned to the attic, Cousin Armenia had pronouaced entirely too shabby for further wear, and so utilized in her omnivorous carpet. Grandpa said little, but, as grand ma informed us in confidence, be camne very particular in putting away his clothes, and instead of leaving his coat hanging behind the entry door oc over a chair at piaht alway3 a teMi7 dePosutd it behind his bed or under his pil. low. One day the deacon "happened in*' when Cousin Armenia was, piecing together a quantity of very small scraps wherewith to eke out her carpet. "You make pretty close work of them leetle rag-tags, Miss Ameny," he remarked in his slow way. "Yes; I make a p'int of never to win' away anything that can be put to a use," she returned, com placently. "But I'm dreadful scrimped for rags enough to finish off my carpet in time. Mebbe, dea con, yo'i haven't any old vest or such that you'd be glad to get rid of, eh?" The deacoa said he'd look, and next day lie sent over some well worn silk neckties and pocket-! handkerchiefs for which certainly no other use could have been found, save that which he himself suggest ed, of "putting 'em on a pole to scare the crows with." We laughed at the idea of a silk carpet; but Cousin Armenia, with out a word, carefully incorporated them in her work. After this the canvassed the vil lage. importuning her friends for :)ld clothes," and the tailors and dressmakers for "selveges." And so in time, to the relief of everybody concerned, a sufficient quantity of "material' had been provided, and the carpet was sent to be woven at a neighboring farm house. Meantime, we had been busied, in other preparations for John and his bride, and when thesu were alt completed, nothing reineined save to put down Cousin Ai menia's new carpet. Lizzie and I rode with her to the farm house to get it, and on seeing it, had to acknowledge that it was as near pretty as a rag carpet could be. Still it was ugly-for how can a rag-carpet be made to look any thing but coarse and common? We spent that night at a friend's in the country; and next morning returning home, Cousin Armenia triumphantly ordered hir carpet to be carried up to -John's wife's room.." Lizzie and I followed. I opened the door, and stopped short at a sight of a pretty, bright-colored, three-ply carpet lying in the middle of the floor. "Why, it's Mrs. Hackett's carpet !' Lizzie exclaimed; the "very one tha we wanted to buy when she broke up hous-i keeping." "Yes," said grandma, a little dub iously, coming up behind us, "it seems that Tom, when he heard how much we wanted it, that day that he went away, stopped at the Bardley's and told Alf to get it for him, and Alf never though of doing anything but keeping it untill Tom came back, as he did yesterday, just after you left. Here he is now," as Tom came bounding up stairs, three steps at a time. Lizzie and I sprang to meet him, but Cousin Armenia received his greeting with the air of a deeply injured and indignant person. "I don't see the use of having two carpets in one room," she presently remarked, coldly. And Tom had to explain how he had not had time to make up his mind about the purchase of the car pet untill he had actually driven off in the stage-coach, when, stopping at the Bradley's he had arranged with Alfred to get it for him, but forgot to say it must be sent to grandpa's. And as for Cousin Ar-* menia's carpet, he was innocent of its existence, nothing ever having been said to him about it. '"Well," said Cousin Armenia, "I've had all my labor and pains for nothing. The idea," she added, indig nantly-"the idea of spending fifteen dollars on a bed-room carpet, when one just as serviceable could be had for nothing !' and she looked proud ly at her work. "For nothing. Cousin Armenia?" inquired Tom. "For skeercely anything. The weaving did cost about four dollars; but that don't count." "And the thread for the woof?'' suggested Tom. "Well, that might be a fe w dol lars more," she admitted. And a rather uneasy light came into her eyes. She left the room abruptly. Then Lizzie said : -"And the good clothing destroy ed, and the time i-pent on~ prepar ing those rags, and the hiring of wagon to go for the carpet-what do these amount to?" -'To say nothing of the new dress that must be bought for Kitty Leary, and the new curtain for Tom's room," I added. '-Why, altogether, these two carpets must have cost about the same, and Cousin Armie nia has made nothing by her econo mical idea." Grandpa was standing behind us his hands in his pockets, and a very knowing look in his ey s. "Mebbe yon're a leetle mistak3n, Susie," he said, drily. "My own idee is that Armeny's made m>re on that rag carpet than she'd a no tion of, an:1 a good deal mo:e thian it's =orth. It's like'y the I Ce in veatment sh'saVe ypna4Oa "And meantime," said grandma, "we will put Tom's carpet in the parlor, and Armeny's in this room. She's done what she thought best, and it wouldn't do to hurt her feel ings." That evening Tom slyly called mo to look at Cousin Armenia, who, with a kitchen-knife in her band was pruning away at the rose-bushes in the garden, while thA deacon, seated cross-legged on the fence, was deliberately and carefully whit ting a stick. "Why, she will ruin the bushes !" I exclaimed. "See how she is chop. ing them to pieces. What can she be thinking of?" "What were you thinking of, Susie," said Tom, solemnly, "that time in the parlor when the doctor was saying s ,mething in a low tone and you were deliberately picking your gloves to pieces?" And then a light flashed upon me, and I ran out to tell Lizzie that I had found out what grandpa had meant by Cousin Armenia's "investment.*' And Lizzie laughe l and said, -How ridiculous !" And then in the same breath. "Why how nice it will be, Su3ie. I am so glad !" Next day John and his wife came, and we were all delighted with Alice. Her father had money, and she had been brought up in more dainty s:yle of living than we were accustom'ed t'>, which made us rath er anxious about her being pleased with things. One day, when she had been about a week with us, grandma inquired of John if Alice were perfectly satisfied, or if there was anything that he would like to have done for her? "Only one thing. grandma,' he replied, cheerfully, "She's delight ed, and perfectly satisfied and hap py; but, you see, sbe has some fan cies which you would think whim. sical. The carpet in her room "I knew it !" exclaimed Lizzie, flushing. "That horrid rag-carpet!" John laughed. "It isn't its being a rag carpet that she objects to, Liz; but she has a prejudice against any sort of a carpet in a sleeping-room. She thinks it unhealthy-and, you know, many physicians hold that opinion. A little strip by the bed side and before the hearth is all that she re quires." "I'll see to it to-day," said grand ma. And then she looked up at us and laughed a little. "Poor Armenia's carpet seems unlucky," she said. -Oh, she'll find a use for it," said grandpa, quietly. "We must make her a present of it, Dorothy, and she'll find the right place for it be fore long." Grandpa, was right. Long before John and Alice moved into their new house, Cousin A rmenia's bright rag carpet was reposing upon Dea con Hutchings' parlor floor, with the deacon's silk handkerchiefs gleaming conspicuously in the cen ter, while Cousin Armenia herself moved about, making his home pleasant and cheerful for him. "Saving is making," said the dea con; "and a woman who can make fifteen dollars out of nothing, is worth something." Nor do I think that his wife has ever hinted to him what that carpet really cost.-Susan Archer Wei8s. WIIICII WAY ARE YOU GO ING. A little gir l went home from church full of what she had seen and beard. Sitting at the table with the family she asked hier fath er, who was not at all a good man, whether ho prayed. He did not like the question, and in a very an gry manner replied, "Is it your mother or your Aunt Sally who has put you up to that?" "No, father," soid the child; "the preacher said all good people pray,I and those that don't pray cannot be saved. Father, do you pray?" This was more than the father could stand, and in a rough way, he said, "Well, you, and your moth. er, and Aunt Sally, may go your way, and I will go mine." "Father,' said the little creature, with great simplicity, "which way are you going!' This question pierced his beart. It flashed upon him that he was in the sure way to a bad end. lie sa ated from his chair, b'urst into tears, andl began to pray for mer cy. Dear young reader, which way are you going?- Selected. At lynching bees the master of ceremonies has the exclusive right to designate those who are to pull on the rope. "Your husband always appears to be in v-ery high spirits.'' "Yes," returned his wife, "if they didn't came so high I should have had a now fuet sacane this winter." ro TIIE PEOPLE OF 80UTH CAROLINA. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Columbia S. C., April, 1884. The World's Industrial and Cot on Centennial Exposition, to be aeld in New Orleans, beginning December, 1884, under the joint muspices of the United States, the ,lational Cotton Planters' Aseocia Lion and the city of New Orleans, vill be an event of the greatest con seqnence and of vital interest to very Southern State. All the civ lized nations of the World have ,een ask-d to participate in this Exposition, and many of them have dlready .ccepted the invitation and 2ave given notice that they would make exhibition of their products Lnd representation of their indus tries. All of the States of the Union will be fully represented. &s this Exposition will be held in lie chief city of the Cotton States, the world will naturally expect that these States will make the most omplete exhibits of all their man afactured, mineral and agricultural products, and full displays of all their resources In fact, capitalists, realizing tho benefits to come to the South from this Exposition, and knowing that all of the prosperous nd progressive States will endea vor to make the best showing, will attend the Exposition to obtain in. formation, tLat could not possibly be gotten elsewhere. We feel that t is unn(,owssary to dwell upon the mportance of this matter. Our State L3gislatura at its last session, ater full investigation, and appre :iatiig the benefits to be derived from having South Carolina proper ty represented, appropriated $10, )00 for the purpose, to be extended inder the direction of the Depart ment of Agriculture. As this is the Centennial celebra tion of the first expoitation of cot ton from America, it is the peculiar province of South Carolina to occa py the most conspicuous place in the picture, as the first cotton ex ported was sent from Charleston. We have good reason to believe that the cotton gin was invented in South Carohna, and we are now bout to give to the world the first nd only successful cotton picker. These, however, are sentimental reasons to appeal only to our State pride; but the practical reasons are Dven more forcible, from a business point of view, than those -lready given are from a sentimental one. The South needs capital and im migration. This all will admit. How is she to obtair. Ibese? Just as everything else is made success ful-by judicious advertising. What better advertisement can we get than the exhibition to those who desire to purchase homes of the splendid products of the soil, speci mens of our minerals and samples of our manufactured goods. In no way can the advantages of the South be better shown than by such evidences as such an exhibition wculd furnish. And what. is true of the South generally is emphat ically true of South Carolina. We want to build railroads and increase our transportation facilities; we want to erect more cotton factories, build wooden wills and establish all the smaller manufacturing in dustries; we want our mines of gold, silver, copper, iron, &c., de veloped; we want our waste lands brought into cultivation, and we want to increase our population. All of this can be done only by pro per, systematic, determined and continued effort. The recent pub lications showing the wonderful manufacturing and agricultural progress of the State have attracted the attention of business men in every direction, and already men of means have been here prospect ing for solid investments, and in quiz ies for information are coming from every sectiou of the Union. The goodl impression thus made should be followed up promptly and igorously, and we now have the opportunity to do so successful The amiount approp"iated by Legislature for making the exhiki tion is inadequate for the purpose unless we can obtain the voluntary assi-tance of the people throughout the State. This we feel sure we will receive, and now confidently appeal to them for their aid and en couragemrnlt. In addition io the help tbat ma&y be employed, representatives of the Department will be appointed in every Township in the State, who will constitute a Commission for the State, and wvho will be requested to see that local organizations are perfected; and it is desired that these organizations will see to it that all the resources of their Town ships are made fully known., This appeal, however, is addressed to the people generally, who are urged to take this matter in hand with out delay, and communicate with the Commissioner of Agriculture pronptly, freely and fiequently. The railroad companies have gener. ouly offered to transport free to C@umhia all artioles inleaded for ADVERTISING RItES. Advertisqments inserted at the rmte of g1.00 per square (one inch) for flat ingertiori and 75 cents for each subsequent Insertior. Double column advertisements ten per cen, on above. Notices of meetings, obituaries and tributtf of respect, same rates per square as ordinaty advertisements. Special Notices In Local column 15 ceLi perline. Advertisements not marked with the nom ber of insertious will be kept In till forb'd and charged accordIngly. Specialco3tracts made with large adv<t tisers, with liberal deductions on above ratie JOB PRIMEIw DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DISPATC B TERMS CASH. exhibition. The cotton manufac tures have promised specimens of of all their goods without charge, and some have offered to contri bate to the expense of making the exhibit; and the press of the State, with characteristic public spirit, is giving us the benefit of its vast influence. It only remiins, there fore, for the people to do their part and South Carolina will make, as we have promised she shall do. "the best exhibit on the grounds." Any information that may be desir ed regarding ihe matter will be cheerfully furnished by the Com missioner of Agriculture. Very respectfully, A. P. BUTLER, Commissioner of Agrieulture. A LEAP-YEAR EPISODE. There was a party across the river the other night. Toward the close she slipped to his side arid sweetly asked: "Going home by yourself, Char lie?' 'Guess so," be replied. "Would you like some one to see you home?" "Depends on who it is " His answers were very short and crus ty. Many a one would have been dirheartened, but Lucy was not of that kind. She still persevered: "Some young lady, I mean," "Depends on who the young lady is," said the brute. "Some one about my size," per sist<-d the angel. -There are several here about your size." "Thero't only one exactly my size. "See here, Lucy," said Charlie, ,if you want to take me home you may.' "Oh!" she replied, "I've no par ticnlar desire to take you home, but as I was going your way I thotight "iIe interrupited her with an "All right!' and together they left. He was leaning on her arm, and silently they meandered over the frozen streets. They stopped at his door. He invited her in. -No, Cz.arlie, I won't go in, buQt I w.ant to tell you something." Bly the light of the street lamp of the corner Charlie's face was seen to grow pale as she continued: "am abundantly able to support a husband. I have a bank account of a good size. I love you, Charlie and can give you a good home. Will you be mine, de'arest?" "Lucy," grasped the brute, yon've i 7:o idea what it takes to to support a huisband.-"' She interrupbted him. "Darling, if it shonld be necessary I would work from morning untill night, and even take in washing andl se wing; you shall want for noth ing. Only say yon will be mine." "No, Lucy, it cannot be, I shall always love you as a brother, watch over your- pathway thtrough life, and should you stand in need of advice, or assistance you can rely on my willingness to assist you; but I can .never marry you." "-Then~ you refuse me!" "Yes." "Base wretch !" she exc~aimed, you will live to repent your hasty decision, for to-morrow my dead body will be found in the cold water of the river.'' And, clasping him in her aims in one convulsive cm brace, she fled into the outer dark ness.-Oil City Derrick. HE FORGOT TO PULL His MooN IN.-Thle literalness of children has to plead for their want of rever ence in such cases as a boy named Tomn, six years old, who noticed, one winter morning, after sunrise the moon in the western sky. H aving never before seen both orbs at the same time, he was deeply impress ed, and ran to his mother. with: "OJh, mamma, I've got an awful joke on our Father who art in Heaven !" --Why, Tom, what do you mean?' said the mother, in a rebuking tone, greatly shocked. 'lHe forgot to pull his moon i, cried Tom, his voice quaking with glee.-Charistian Observer. A lady whose husband always kept late hours, anid whose front name was William, on being asked what she considered the greatest annoyance, promptly replied, a Bill that was always overdue. A health journal says that you ought to take three-quarters of an hour for your dinner. It is well al so to add a few vegetables and a piece of meat. "Every cloud has its silver lin' ing." 'The boy who has the mumps can stay awry from school. The city of Mexico has seventy Itwo papers, but with one or two ex-p ceptions they are not newspapers. Never carry a handkerchief in your hip.pocket. Reaching for it may leLd to misunderstanding. 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