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EMPSON MILUS. ?Htcr Hipp Lo YOL. ?. LAI KENS C. LIM S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1886. big job of Clothing _Baltimore Fir?. UHR SUCCESS. Wrlttcen hy Willi.un \, wood los tho Atlvoriisor, W. A. W Yes, there's tho Mills girls ami Mary und Still ie llillworth, they've nil got now dresse? and hore ian: wearing tm old etti leo dress that I'vo been wearing fur throe years. The .speaker was Allee Flowers Who WO? sitting wMh h?r mother in their little piazza one Saturday evening. She looked earo-wor? although abe was only tdgbteen. Tho faded dross which ?he worn ap peared aa if it hud been through many hardships. I know it my dear, saul her mother, but you must bare in mind that they uro rieh in this world's possessions. Wo ure poor and art,' not able to dress so extravagantly na they are, hut thank God wo have been able to earn un honest living. Mut I've been working bani aVl my life anti have never owned any other kind of drosses except calico and they dress In silk and satin' and don't work any at all. "i know it daughter, but do you remember tho old adage:" "Karly to beti ami early to rive, makes a man healthy wealthy ami wi e." Xow you have been obeying this ndviee all your lifo ami I um sure that you are ns healthy as uny girl, and UM wiso too. I suppose the wealthy part has been reserved Tor your future pleasure. The Misses Mills you know aro always up late at night attending bulls ami dam - ing, and are they not continually complniningol something when oui of tho young mon's hearing. And the H i ll wort hs aro not much better. They don't rise in the morning until eight o'clock and report says that they are so lazy their mothers cnn hardly get them to clo any thing And it ls plain enough thal Boon ns their father is gone they'll gradually come down ami be Us poor as Job's turkey. Knergy, determination, willing ness and kindness is what makes a girl, ami they uro deficient in all these. Vos 1 am proud of my girl if sin; is COnippled lo wear ealie . dresses, for it is a correct saying th At tatters often cover a loyal boar! and a great minti. Mut hush! there comes one of Mr. Willis' boya HOW. Alice ran Into tho house to hide nor calico dress While Mrs. Flowers tried to put on a dignified appearance. The young man whose name was James carno galloping up in a great burry, and naked Mrs. Flowers if she would he so kimi as tn go Imme with him. He said that his father hud taken sick in the morning and they thought that he was dying. Hbo hurried into the house, gol her bonnet ami put on a clean apron timi soon they were Hying towards tin; Mills residence. Mut unfortu nately when they arrived tho old mau had expired. Mrs Flo wera remained with them and comforted them the best that abe know how, until nf:er the bury ing. Tho Will was ?pet?ed and lound tt> read that one-third of bis property (which waa about $60,000,) was left as a legacy to his wife, ami the remainder (40,000) to bo divided between the eight children which would amount lo $/i,000 each. Well they worked along and soon spent ll ?ll and then como wont Into the millinery business, some hired out as governesses and ono married a poor degnded wretch .?s her only chance. During all this limn Alice hud been hard at work, anti bad prepared herself for teaching school, and had taught tho neighborhood free-school. One evening about four years after tho death of Mr Mills, Alice and her mother were again Hitting lu tito piazza of the obi hume. She aa rosy and fresh ns the morning dow drop, and was in u somewhat more beautiful suit than on a former occasion. "Yes, I have a petition to teach n ten-months school down In Mridgo port, which will pay me $?100 Alb o was ritiying when tho conversation was cut off by n loud balloo at t?n gate, booking up Alice behold " handsome gentleman with dark moustache. lie bowed anil she bowed in return, ?md then a deep blush stole tiver her beautiful face. "This ls Mrs. Flowers, I presume" auld tho gentleman addressing Alice's inotbci "lam Crownburgor of Host on." "Are you lite Mr. Crownburgor that is the loading merchant of lb?s ton ?" "The same madam, and now may I ask permission to spend the night limier your roof?" "Certainly sir, you may remain willi us. I was well acquainted with you?" mother when we were girls, and also entertained n slight acquaintance with your father." "Indeed," sahl Crownburgor. "Yes, your father und I attended the same school for six months - May I Introduce yon to my daugh ter, Mr. Crownburgor?" "With pleasure madam.'' They walked over tn where Alice waa. "Alice, this ls Mr. Crownbur gor of Meston. Mr. Crownburgor, thu is my daughtor Ailee. He bowed gracefully and then, with Miss Alice's consent tonk a scat near her and soon they wore absorbed in n lively conversation, (JpOtl leaving next morning ho naked perm!, ?lon to return, which was grunted. "Well," he said, as he journeyed onward "my doom is Axed. I cannot llvo without her. Hbo is poor but what of that, I havo enough to support us both a life tiiin*. If shu will only give* consent tu niarry nih." il<* soon rot ii med. nm) then visit aller visit sueeoded, until it wm u t Inst, unn??ineed that Miss Alice Flowers and .Air. David Crowilbtir ger wore cn ga jr od to marry. They were quietly married and aro now I living a happy lifo. Alien did not tunah tin* ten months school hut alic h.id at last, by her energy and kind ness heconio "healthy wealthy ami wi-e." MT. O ALL AG II Kit, BA ii m. KU. According- to contract, we will try to scribble a little for yen from this plae<*. Our reasons for writ ing is, that wo sou the Herald has a correspondent from hero, and we notice that lhere is a largo package ol' AnvKlU'isKlts received at 1 his olllco, so wo think WO ought to he represented In this paper as well as that. Now wo will say at the outset that we don't like to make anybody nuid and we will try not to, but you know it is very bard to please everybody, ami if wu say anything that doesn't exactly suit you if you will conn* lo us ami tell us ?if it* we will tell you that wo are sorry wo saitl it, and it may he that we will ho, too. Our norn tie plume doesn't exact? ly suit us yet. If we cnn think of a better one wo will change lt, like some of tho yoting ladies protend tiley don't want to do. We do lik? to praise tho young ladies ami especially our own. N'o'V to -bow you that Mt. Ci. girls ire excellent company wo will just state tluit tin* llrewerton buy- don't como down but once a week. Wo don't blame yon boys, we were y< III ng unco. Thin IH tho time of Irish potatoes and puns willi ti-. .Tho farmers aro pretty well up with their work. Wo expeel Kelly Daniel is pl nd, lie's got a new girl at his house. Wc also lonni thal then* is a young M. D. ut Dr. Smith's. Wc know that tho Doctor will talk more t ban i'\ or now. Mr. George Hodden has located for n season in tho Tip Top section, bettor known as the "Pork*" Ileo, .says, though, that he is coining homo every Sunday, and wo don't wonder at it, Mr. .lohn M. ('lardy spent a few days at homo this wonk. Wo ?lid not have tho pleasure of seeing him. Mrs. lilla Hnsnr, of Corolin lea, is visiting friends and relativos boro. Mi.-s Li/..do King is visiting- ni !,aurons. Mi-s ."amii- ('lardy ami Mrs. Alice .Mooro, and Messrs. Jerry Marlin ami Jimmie ('lardy attend ed (hu Anniveisary al Clinton. Wo hopi- I livy enjoyed themselves "muchly." We wanted to go, too, but couldn't. M rs. Lula Daniel has been stay ing sonic time willi her brother, Mr. Fat Todd, at Tip Top, who, wc have hoard, died yesterday. Thc bereaved have our sympathy. Wo will stop now till we soe bow long luis looks in print. Wo must toll yan, though, thal we have hail plenty of rain. HIGHLAND HOM IC. WI bl I Kl. M. Good rains. Home anxiety as to good stand) of cotton. As this is our earliest opportun! ty of mentioning the Union Meet lng at Highland I loma wt* can bu mention bow nicely it passed off. A large delegation was present. We worn favored with sermons b? Revs. Fitts, Hiirnette and Blnlock lt was not our pleasure lo honr till] of the speeches sa VC that of Dr. J li. Fowler on sunday martling Which ? 1 i td credit to himself and tb? subject. The cultured volco o Miss Sallie Knight added n tn di ti tho music of tho occasion. A two-months vacation is now ii session at tho Yonrgln Instituto. How sweet it was to lay ashli busy cata* and spend a few day with our friends ami relatives a Troy. Wo enjoyed M> 80 did -Nun nie Fleming. In consequence of a recent ill lies? Mi - Lola Fowler, who ha been attending tho Latirensvill Female College, is spending som limo with ber parents. The exorcises at tho (?wen Academy hus bonn suspended an tao oftlc?onl tendier, Miss Halli Kennedy, bas ndurne 1 to her hom in I ?tie Wost, Miss Shockley, of Clinton, ls vi ning her relatives in this connut nlty. We tiro sorry to learn of (Ito II ness of Mrs .J. T. Owens and In son Arthur. Also, that tho rond (ion ol Mrs. John lt. Hw i I/er is ii bettor. ICKOM. P i i M P K V . After throe weeks of dry weatlu wt* are have had an iibiinditneo < rain. Cast week we hud a heav ruin, land was washed conshlerabl, and those who had planted the bottoms on Hahuii Creek, wo ni told, will have to plant.over, on n count of tim overllow. --- I Plowing and hoeing corn und cotton is tho order <>f tho day. Mr, Berry Kl more, is nearly done hoe ing cotton. Mr. J. W. Moore, has hoon very siek With dysentery, but wo uro glad to slate is heller. Mr. V. J. Culbertson,"who has been sick for several days is able to houp again. There IsjsoniO oilier sickness, hut not severe! At tho reorganization at Water loo Ka rm Ot'S Cluh last Saturday, much was said about tho Agricul tural College. The importance of thorough organization and agricul tural education wai discussed. It seems to us thal tho stale can no' ref uso lo accept the Clemsons donation. There is a chanco now for tho state to build up a useful in stitution, and accotding to tho pro visions of tho will tin? school will be established whet ber tho stale uccepts or not, and as it should bc under control of the slate she should accept and mid something to tho endowment. The location is no ar gument against it but rather in fa vor. JACIIION. 11 Mr. Abner While, bad a child to die lust week ol'dysentery, several others of tho family ure ?pille sick, Miss Sallie Ann Ghvinn, is still very low. Our .Sunday school flt Durbin, which was organi/.cd u few weeks ago is growing rapidly. Mr. J. A. Kiddle, our supetinlcn tlant speaks of having a celebration i bo coming summer. Planting about over, drain crops improving. No news. Candidates mi thu alert. A < ' A lt I A >A li OF DYNAMIT I : linn lltto hy tl Passenger Train --Seventy Persons De ported Killed. _ ?OfiOKADA 81'lt I KOS, Col.., May 1 I. - This morning ab. ut (bree o'clock the north bound Sania Po passenger train, which left Kansas City Saturday night, running forty mile- an hour, ran into a car load ed with dynamite at the town of Kountain, ne; r Colorada Spring-, A terrible explosion followed. Seventy-two people are reported killed and twelve physicians fiann here have gone to tho scene l>v ii special train. The shock broke thc glass bete. CLARI NOON'S LOSS. The Sudden Death ol Mr. In gram from A|?|?ople.\y. MA N MM;, M ay I 1 [ Special j.- I >r. .lohn I. Ingram died suddenly to day from appoplexy at the resi dence of bis son, S. K. Ingram. Ile was in bis lilith year, und for forty years has been ono of the most prominent, men in this county. Por years before the war he re pres? II ted Clarendon in tho Uonerul As sembly ol' the State, first in the lower Douse and then in the Sen ate. BLACKVJ LLP IN ASH KS. The Whole Northside ol' the Town in Kia mos. BI.ACKVII.I.I:, S. C., May IO-A fearful conflagration is raging in Blackville, The whole North side of the town is in unties-stores, dwelling houses ami all. All is again n sacrifice on the altar ol tho lire (loud, The alarm ami dread is such t bat particulars aro lip poss! hie to be obtained. 11N I : v A ST s 11 K KT OK PLA M12. Your correspondent was aroused nt 'J rt. m. by the ominous alarm of '.Uro." It ls now St a. m. The North sith? is one vast sheet of Hames, and the tire ls still rapidly spreading, I will telegraph particulars later, TUM 111 I I.DI N?;s ItU UN KO, The fire was llrsl discovered in a small building on the North side of Kail road avenue, occupied by Prod Nix as a saloon, and spread rapidly to the adjoining building, consum ing the following buildings on R ol lond avenue und the Kast and West sitie of Clerk sheet : C. IO. (liles, store und warehouse; T. P. ti roves store und tl.. idling, J. L. Morrisons, store und dwelling; Abo A Ables, store nml stables; W. II. Do WU t's saloon; Disher A- Pickrum, wagon ami buggy shop; A. Robinson's res taurant) ?I tunes Kelly, store j L. P. Wood A ( lo., store and saloon ; W. ll Kelly, dwelling; K. IL Prossloy, slore; (', C, Rusk, store und bakers mid several small simps. Amount of insuriineo unknown. N AHii vi hin: Tl)NN, May LL-Au amusing story growing out ol' the prut raided session of tho Democrat! State Convention is tobi at (he ex pense of Chairman William umilh, of Knox County delegation. Ile at tended church this morning and happened lodo/e. Tho preacher was telling of the great men of Teni es sen and finally reached .lohn Knox, one? Governor of the State. As he pronounced "Knox," Delegate Smith was aroused, and, rising from hin seat shouted in stentorian tones. 'Thirty-five votes for Robert L. Tey 1er." congregation took in the situation und an audible titter went through the ( burch, during which the dele gate escaped. I 'J BY MAH, AND WIRli. ' NEWS OF THEX WEEK FROM THE WORLD AT LARGE. i Tho oldest t roo on earth, so far ns I any ono knows, is tho''Ito'' tl'00 in tho sacred city of Amarapoora, Ito r mu h. It ivas planted, says tho Timber Trades'Journal, in "Js.s U.c., and is, accordingly,2,171 years old. Its groot ago is proved by historic I (locomonts, according to Sir James i Emmerson Tonnet, who says: "To! it killis have dedicated their do minions, in testimony ot'belief that I it is a branch of the identical Hg tree under which Buddha reclined nt Urumclyu when no underwont lils apotheosis." I ts leaves are ear rie?! away as si reamers 1>V' pilgrims, but it is too sacred to touch with a knife, and therefore they are only gathered when they fall. ?RKKF.VIT.I.H, May I"?. - Wm. Adams, colored, was shot and dan gerously wounded here to-day by Deputy .sherill" Nesbit and (J. T. Willis, both the latter being white. Adams had been arrested tor us HUllltlng a hoy and had been bailed out by Willis. This morning Wil lis surrendered him to the Sherill', or attempted to do so; but when Willis and the deputy went to Ad am's house the latter opened lire on them with a pistol, whereupon Willis and Nesbit drew their pistols and returned the lire, one of the balls passing through Adam's bead. His wound is dil Ugo roos but j be may recover. The agitated fisheries dispute ls: ! I. Whether thc United States have ( n righi in the British fisheries, in? (lepenbent of treaty provisions. 2. I What are (he rights of the Ameri can li-di erm en un il er the com-eut iou I of ISIS, und under Ile- laws of mw? ligation ami trade? .'>. The "head* j hinds" question, winch is inciden-1 J (al lo 1 be ot lier t wo ([(testtons. The ! ? British bold that the lino must be j drawn from headland to headland, : (bree miles from shore. This ititer prctutiou would exclude American! fishermen from the bays which en j deni I horons I deeply ami an- t' o resold offish. The americans say that tbree miles from shore means three miles distact at every point, consequently all buy? more (ban six miles wide al toe mouth would I de open to American fishermen. ; Students <?f agriculture are fa miliar with thc experiments made by Jared Klint in 1717. Ile mane a lone-, narrow yard into which bis cattle were (urned at night. Once n month tho end fences wore taken out and the w hole .surface of the yard well plowed. The mid fences Were Iben replaced und (be entile i (urned in on Ibo plowed ground. This was kept through (be summer, j ami in the fall the bottom of the Korti was catted out and spread Upon the fields. When any held needed special manuring, (bis yard was made as near to it ns possible. Tho system of folding sheep on plowed ground and ..cow-penning," as practiced in parts ol' (be South, nreout-growths of (bis old system ! of spadi ng poultry yunis frequen t ly and carting out the surface soil for use in farm practice. 81?A UTA N ul' lld May lo,-Special : The farmers ol' (be county have formed nineteen sub-alliam es, ami (bey met to-day to organize the County Alliance. There is some op position to the movement., or rather a few persons in the county have object hms to tho organization, four ' lng thal politics may crop out of it, or that st likes will result. Many of the very best men of the county have gone Into it, and their cha rac ier ls sufficient to guarantee that t bey mean no barm to any one, ami, if (be Alliance was to develop into ii political machine (bey would withdraw fr nu il. Tho County Alliance was organized und they ure now in working order. They claim that (hey can buy fertilizers, heavy goods, wagons, buggies, ag ricultural machinery, engines, cot ton gins und all such necessary things willi (he middleman's profit od". Kvon If they purchase from un agent be win bc satisfied with a very small profit, provided he can sell a bitiie quantity. I Miring- the siege of Oibrilltur its governor, (Jouerai Kl Mott, was om; day making a tour of inspection when lu? came upon a dorman sol? dior,'Who, (bongil standing at bli post, neither presented linns mn even held his musket. "Do you know me, sentinel?" in quired Hie general. "Why do yo? neglect your du(y ?" "I know you well, general, am my duly also." was the reply; "bu w [thin tho Inst few minutos two o tho lingers of my right band hnv< been dmt od' and I am unable ti hold my musket." "Why don't you go omi bav them bound up?" "Because In (?erniuny n man i forbidden to quit bis post until ll is relieved by another. Tho general Instantly dlsmouri ted. "Now, my friend," ..aid be, "giv nie your musket and I will rollev you. (lo and have your wouml dressed." The soldier obeyed, but went fir: to tho nearest guard-house, whei lie reported that the general wi standing on duty In his place. H Injury untitled him for active se vice, but the story ol his COU ra | soon reached Kugln nd ami he w made an officer.-- Hob te n Argosy, TOWKI51) OUT THK DOC TO US. Th?' Profession Likely to Try to Itcduce tho number of Stu doll ls* C t N c i N N AriMay 8 Tho American Medical Assoc.nt ion mot hore to day. President Garnett, in Iiis nu? nual ?Kidless, minie suggestions which were received with storms of * applause. Ho proposed that a stn liding commiten bo appointed for euell. Stute ?ind Territory, lo consist <?r liv?! members, lo carry out ns Tur us possible these instruct ions : . "That ouch commitco shall at tend their respectivo Legislature to use all honoriiblo means looking to the reduction of the number of I medical schools in the United States, and ns u consequence dim hi lton in the annual number ol med ?cal graduates: (lint to this end they urge the passage' of a law' roquring that in the grunting of charters for medical schools there shall bo ;i clause for every charter requiring that all medical schools or colleges shall demand a full terms of four yours' study In-fore granting adi- j ploma to tiny students and that liol student shall bo admitted to mut ri- , i'll l;itc who bas not passed u SU tis? i fuetory examination both oral and written, in tho ordinary branches nt* academic study; and, further that any college failing to show a ^renter number than fifty matricul ates annually for three consecutive years, shall forfeit Hie charter und be abolished. j "Titat tho facilities ol'thc' modi-j cul school.! bo urgently requested I to call neon volition to adopt some ' general und uniform system of lliodociuc education, moro compre honsivo and rigid in its ruqnir UlOIlt, and more in accord with the spirit of age and tb.' advanced pro- I gross of medical science, suggest in^ a four years' term of study, thc requirement of some knowledge of I the classics. "That any college or school willoh shall refuse lo enter into -neb an arrangement as may be do dded upan by said convention shall he excluded from all connection willi tho American Medical Assoc! utiutis, and its alumni not recog nised as members of the regular profession." Soldiers "I udor l-'iro," Then; is nothing to correspond ivith the feeling experienced by a -addier under lire. Take, for instance, thc average man. the man who is neither very brave nor a great coward. lu all Iiis life he could scarcely have had my sensation lo compare with that d' lieu ring thc ping ol tho first bul let of an approaching light. There is a spiteful sound as the ' lull! sings by thu ear, or a spitting sound ns lt cuts n twig above the ?soldier's bend. Then, there ia a disagreeable scorching sound as tho shell comes In spirals, as if (.o twist Itself Into Ins vitals. No man knows until ho luis once been under Uro whether lie can depend upon himself or not. With ' ' majority it ?it once be- ; .nines a struggle between pride, will, u natural desire to stand up iud be a niau, ami a natural temp tation to flinch. There ls a wonderful readjust ment of the standing of officers und men in a command after tho first tight. A number who have been regarded tho best men lose (hoir liigb places in ft twinkling, and llore and there some one of whom nothing was expected steps right np to the Inuit. Some men who will face ??ny imoutit of musketry tiring can't t itillldl tho .sound of a shell; mid ?.leo versa, lt is a mistake to sup li?se that a soldier gets used to 'fire" by being 0 \ posed i i a tl ll ni [>or of battles. With euch butilo lie becomes more I ?mid. Vet veterans are more to be de pended upon than raw troops.- . Phis is partly because they ure bot [or disciplined, partly because they have gone through similar scenes, i ind partly because they are moro reliant on each other and their of ficers. it is true, men will in a measure get used to Ure by hoing long ex posed to it, as nt Vicksburg. There the Union troops weir un der n continued regular Aro tor months. Ih-ing for tho most part wollprotocted, they soon sew that tho shells did e imparit ivoly little damage, and thc projectile which curved in the air to light muong I them did not excite anything like the trepidation a similar ilrst shot WOllltl excite oat Oil lill open Hebb lu oilier words, they became in a thens ure accustomed to the bombs. Bravery, as ii is usually imdor? stood, is largely dependant upon physical conditions, and ls sup posed by some physicians to como from Inunction Ol tho heart, lt lo said of Napoicun I. that under tbs most profound excitement, on tho eve ol'battle, his pulse never ran above some forty to fifty beats to the minute, \. bereits the nvi rage pulse of adults is about seventy. Whether bravery is the result of physl.'al condition or no, it ls cer ? tain that it ls much easier tor some people to be brave than oilier?, und I man / hold that nil men are cow ards nt heart. At tiny rate Weder i lek th?' Great once said that a man 1 who has never felt fear lois never snit (Ted a candle willi his lingers. Abolition Hffectcc in Brazil. Washington May lo.-The Brazil ?ar? legation in tills city has receiv ed information from Rodrigo Silva, minister of foreign affairs, thal tho Brazilian Parliament has approved tin' Government hill completely abolishing slavery, and that it hail benn sanctioned by theltegonton tho lath instant. Tin- minister also states that this action met with extraordinary manifestations of Joy. Tho department of State receiv ed a similar telegram from Senor Da Silva, which waa immediately sent to tho President. Tho after noon tho following reply was sont to Minister Da Silva : "Tho Presiden! directs mo lo convey to your Government his ctngrntulntiou upon tho abolition of slavery in Brazil and to expr?s.-.' bis personal hope and expectation thal tho freedom thus extended will result ia the increased happiness and prosperity of our country." No Third Party About lt. Chester, May 1 I. To tho Kditor of the News and Courier: Tho call for a convention of Pro hibitionists to moot in Columbia, S. C., on tin- 22d and 23d ol' May is : definitely understood among tho originators of t ho movement ( what ever may be their political prefer-' nuces) not to bo a "third party movement. Tho main intention, therefore, ls a thorough rnnvass ol' tho subject ol' prohibition for South Carolina ami to oiled a permanent State or ganization on non-partisan lines, While the third party may ho discussed among other items no organisation will bo attempted at t bis t inp', and as to t he lui uro of such a movement in this Stale that futuro will have to determine. Instead of loyal Democrats, who have Huts in good failli signed i*\t\\ paper, (there ?u-e many such,) With drawing their nani?- from tho call, and refusing tn attend tho Conven tion for fear thal it i-, in behalf of a (hird party, it seems to mr that they could not do heller than to de termine to bc piesent, even at a personal sacrifice, mid unilo their influence lo avert ( V) such a ca lamity. To everyone, therefore, w ho is in favor of prohibition, and honestly desires it> establishment in thl* State, Otlglll iud these considera tions have weight ? Wo do iirgo every Prohibitionist in South Carolina, whether or not ho has signed tho call in question, to attend the Convention and unite his efforts in redeeming our State from the bitter ami wit bering curse of tho legalized traille in alcoholic beverages. II. F. C11 MK ITZ BKItG. Sont b <'a roli na (Joes In. ClI Altl.KBTON, May M.--The state of South Carolina, through its Department ol' Agriculture, luis subscribed $ 1,000 lo constitute it a member of i he Southern I m migra tion Association, under the notion of the convention hold 111 Hot . Springs' last month. 1.. A. Han-' som, secretary ot the convention I and of the Hoard ol' Agriculture,! was elected Slate Direct.ir. Tm: Ex i i.Ks ot'Si itr.ni A.- Some interesting facts ?md ligures regard ing the unfortunate exiles of Sibe ria have recently found their way into print, lt appears that on .Jan uary 1, of this year, thc total num ber of political and other prisoners ol'both sexes in the provinces Of Irkutsk, Yenoselsk timi Yakutsk : were 110,000. Of these 42,000 were in fixed places of residence, 20.000 wore employed on different public works, and 48,000 bail escaped from confinement and wore living on "their OWIl hook." in western Si beria the number of the escaped prisoners was still greater, a re cent taken census of the different towns and villages showing that the onormous proportion of OT per cont were missing. The greatest -elevation willoh ba been attained by man is 117,000 about ft lt voil miles-tbi> height hav ing been reached during a balloon ascent minio by Glaisher. At this tremendllOUS distance above lin ea rt b's surface physical exert i nt is lound to bo almost impossible, ow ing to the j. feat rarefaction ol' tho at inospherc. Whether on land or at sea, on tho prairie or in tin; crowded city, Ayor's Pills a?0 tho best cathartic, being convenient, efficacious, und safe. Per torpid liver, indigestion, and sick headache, they never fail. Tho.o is no danger to human lift more to be ?headed than lhat which arises from vitiated blood. Dys pepsia, rheumatism, headache, and general debil Hy, all result from lt, ami are taned by the uso of AyetV. Sarsaparilla, Take lt this month. Six bottles, |6, Absent-Minded J nsf icc Lamar? WASHINGTON, Wfny 7.-lie was a medium-sized, dark complexion ed gentleman, who was noticeablu mainly for a prol usion of iron gray hair, which hung low on his shoul ders. Ile hold a letter in ids hand Which ho endeavored vainly io drop into a lire-alarm box at tho corner of loth and (! streets to-day. There was a far-away look on tho gentleman's intro as ho perse, rv i ug ly searched for the aperture through which to insert the letter, His efforts all ranted "d he attention of a.street gamin, who at last ex claimed: "Suv, mister, that's a lire-alarm box. Tho letter box ls on the oppo site corner." '.Von are right, my lad," said the gentleman, following tho youth's suggestion and dropping tho mis sive Into tho proper receptacle. Ar, ho moved away Hen Butter* worth, of Ohio, who hud been un amused spectator of thcoccurrenco.| remarked to a friend at his elbow: "Judicial honors have had no ef fect upon Lamar. I HI' hols quite is absent-minded as ever." So liaial lo Pleuse, Tho rural dologatcs to tho big Methodist Con fe re nco bring curious complaints to Gen, Clinton H. Fisk, the chairman of ibo entertainment committee. Ono of thom w ho hus never visited :i large city before abjected the other (lay because a. hotel (derk bud assigned him to a room as high as the third : tory, and had put another delegate itt tho spare bod. (Jon. l-'isk assured the injured man thal bo himself had tOOIl placed in a small room in tb? tixth story of an apartment bouse, ivhoro the delegates wore compel?* al to sloop two in a bod, The ru? .al member went away nparciitly .omfurled, but returned presently, ifter receiving a suggestion fr sm a rlond, to enquire in more injured ones than Indore il* in < ion. bisk's ?ase tho other delegate wasn't .Mrs. *isk, A Southern member of tho Con erenco came nearly a mile to ti ll ?.Mi. Fisk Hint they didn't give him vurtu bread nt his hotel. After istening lo a long discourse on tho 'doterions eiVeets of warm bread is an article of diet on tho forty irst parallel, tho Southern member lepnrled wit li many expressions of rratitude, seemingly convinced hat ho owed bis life to his prtl lence in coming fl rsl lo (ion, Fisk nstoad of rashly demanding warm uead on his own responsibility, Sew York Sun. AOrL~ f-O.'i TRIES AND PLANTS. I. ii.ni-. Mot loni*. fl ;i< I U< il. Including IVrr.i.mi'iit iiiut l i i.i l. nl I il.iU. Tile subject for consideration nt a lalo neel big of the Massachusetts Hort {eul alia I society ?VHS "Methods of labeling Trees und Plauts." bi ail essay on tba ii li joe t read by Hubert T. Jackson, thu suggestion is made that as labor costs generally more than anything else it is .conouiy lo provide good labels-labels ?hat ?viii last a long time. Metals wera lamed as best material for durability, gino is tho metal most commonly used, as ?t is reasonably Imperishable, cheap and readily handled. Bright, clean sine may bo ?viiiten mi with an aqueous solution of chloride of platinum or chlorals of cop per-the former is probably tho better. They may !?. obtained of chemists or pur chascd nuder the name of chemical inks for zinc labels. A quill pen should bo used in writing with thom. Tho zinc should be prepared for thom by cleaning with fine emory pu per or very weak muri atic acid, tLu latter bein/,' preferable, as it is not so likely to ho followed by exten sive oxidization, so Injurions to tho writing Uso a raff dipped In weak acid and rinse in clean ?valor. After writing nothiii;r farther is necessary. Zinc, when slightly roughened hy oxidiza tion, univ bo written upon wit ii o soft lead pencil, and the graphite soon becomes In* ih liblv fixed on the zinc, and is quite aa permanent as chemical ink. Tho labels may bo sufficiently oxidized by leaving thom u few ??eeks in a dump place. This la much tho quickest way of making any metal labels, and makes ono of tho best labels for outdoor purposes. Thoy hava boon seen perfectly clear alter ten years' exposure Zinc labels may also have the names of plants or catalogue numbers stamped with steel ?lies Tho letters aro rendered clearer by nibbing black paint into tho linos after Stamping" This ls an extremely" good nnd permanent method, hat if tho labor of stamping is to hq expended it? would bo bein r to uso copper or puro tin. Iron or tinned iron is frequent ly used for labels, especially for trees atal botanic gardons. Tho surface is firsfc Painted a neut ral color, and tho ?amo I? then painted in a contrasting color. Tills makes an expensive but very neat and attractive label where large ones aro needed. Hood examples may bo seen ou the trees on Posion Common, ??hieb aro nainti it In two shades of brown. White pine is tho wood in most common uso. and ls presumably tho host of easily obtained ??. 'His Probably tho best way to preserve wood to l>o written on ls to soak it In Unseed oil. and thon to paint on lioth sides, reserving a spneo for writing. Thin garden labels so prepared have been perfectly sound after nine years'exposure in tho grounds. The activo horticulturist has frequent needs for a transient label, ns for hybrid ized flowers, seedlings to be separated out at tho end of thc season, ete. For such purposes paper labels, with a string looped through a perforation lu tho margin, such ss aro used In tagglug goods, aro very useful. They aro onslly attached to the plant or Uower, and last perfectly welt throughout thc season.