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VOL. XXI'
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GEQRGE M. MATHES
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Drf TRESTOK ROAN
Having determined to make Winston
his tuture home, offers his
PROFESSION A L SEIt VICES
to the'cltlzens'of the town and ;rarrnnd
injr country. ' i."
Office at hU reaidene. Any mfwage left
t aithK Drag Store will receive prompt attention.
Dr. R.D. Hay.
Offera his professional services to the citizens of
Winston andarroauding country After an expe
rience of tweuty-live yeara at the practice, he feels
onAlent of giving satisfaction.
tfflc at Reaidence on Main Street, opposite
Skstkski. Office.
D. P. MAST,
A T TOR WE Y AT LA TF,
WINSTON, N. O.
Will practice in the courta of Forsyth, Stokes,
Barry, Yadkin, lvieand Davidson counties
Pays special attention to the 'olleotion of Claim
la all parta of the State and settling up estates of
deceased persons. OSn-.t in Court House.
Winston Tin Shop.
TE. JL. sTROl'PE
Announces t the citizens of Winston and sur
rounding countrv, ti.-.r. he has opfucd a Tin
Shop in Winston, "in, tao Holland Storehouse, op
posite the Jail, where he will be pleased to receive
their orders for all kinds of work in his line
Hoofing and t uttering done at short notice and
n reasonable terms.
April 1C .
MARTIN GROGAN.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IX
GENERAL MUil,
Winston, N. C.
"A. Halaiar Beuatj Is m. Joy Forever."
This beauty can be attained by the
use of
ALEX. GATES'
Hair Eenewer ail Restorer!
It cores BAVnVESS, Restores Decaying, Fall
ing Hah-, and gives it its natural lustre. It cures
alandrnfffaud should be used by every one desiring
a nice auit. Numbers testify to its valne.
Parties wishing this valuable Hair Kenewer
will apply to lr. V . O. Thompson, Winston, N.
J , who will keep a supply on ham!.
Feb 1- ALEX, tilTEO.
TOOT MALE ACADEMY,
aautcatl, JHtaf histar ical, 8c:atlflcl
Mad Commercial.
Spring Session will begin January IS, 1877, and
continue 20 weeks.
Board and Tuition lowest of any
FIKST-ULASS SCHOOL
In the Stats.
for fall particulars address
J.JLMONEOE, A. It.,
Principal.
Winston, Forsyth Co.. N O. J uue 1st.
Livery Stable !
Barrow. & Beck
n VEOPFNEDA
Livery and Feed Stable
I Winston, near Lath's Warehouse, and in rear
f J.E. Gilmer'i Store, where they keep cons tanly
hand Huggies. Wagons and Horsas for hire
V Stock fedon reason ble terms.
r-ejf tmr Ijaiawesllate Cave.
From the thousands of purchasers of our PRE
PARED PAINT. have yet to near the first
complaint. The reason is apparent. Our pal ts
have stood the teat of yeara. where all other paints
hare failed In durability. Their covering capacity,
beans: greater than that of anv oh-r 1 taint nrmuwta
practical item of economy Our painta ar
guaranteed in every particular, the eonsnmer aa
snraing m risk whatever, aa we will repaint any
(mlding on which our paints do not prove satisfac
tory: allowing a choice of English B A. White
Iead, or any other paint in use. "
j'er aals by
. OR. V. O. THOMPSON,
Oct..
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WEARING TI1E SHORE-
An old man sits in a worn arm cbair,..
White as the snow is his thin, white hair, '
Furrowed his cheek by time and care; ' ':
And back antl forth its ways. . m i -i
There's m lar-an ny look in tfi liia, hlue
eye.
Which tell's of the thoughts of the Ions
, gone by,
For he sits once more 'neath a cloudless
kv, , -
. And childhood merrily plays. j
He rests his cheek on the hend of his cane,
And. happily snilliiiff. dreams orer again
Of that home, the brook, the meadow, the
iatie, -.
Dreams all with a vision clear.
Then childhood yields unto manhood's
place,-
And he looks once more in his bright,
bright face, . 1
And down in the starry eyes he can trace
A love remembered and dear.
Then he wakes and sighs, "It seems but
a dream
That comes tome now like a golden gleam
Oil the shimmering glow of the suu's last
beam.
But 'lis pleasant to think it o'er:
That youth was so sweet, but now it is
past,
Those days ot youth were too precious to
last,
But over yonder their pleasures are cast,
And I am Hearing that shore."
lie is gliding along in his little boat ;
O'er the calm, still water they peacefully
float.
But echo full soft brings a well-known
note.
From the lend he has left behind.
But time will row back for him no more.
And he glides away to that other shore.
And knows when the voyage of life shall
be o'er
That his dream beyond he will find.
Thar seed of youth which in youth we sow
Adown through the aisles of the future
will grow
And shed on age a beautiful glow,
As they come iu memory's gleams.
Loved faces will come to dimming sight;
Sweet words will echo iu daydreams
bright.
And circle old age with halo.? of light
As they mingle in beautiful Ureums.
Tie Oli ReMle House -of
B. F. Orosland
Uas completed its stock of
GROCERIES
PROVISIONS,
ALSO
Staple Dry Goods,
BOOTS & SHOES,
HATS & CAPS.
GOOD LINE OF PRINTS,
Everything in the Grocery Line at
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Ccec, Bo.c.oV, Xav,
Brandy Peaches and Cher
ries Snuff Flour and,
Spices. 8fC. 4'C-t
In large quantity.
we Duy heavy uroceries Dy the car
!aad and sell in large lots at a small
profit.
WHITE LEAD,
aints .iu OH and Dry.
Oils, Varnishe
Olive Oil for;Totacj Manufacturer.
Fish of all kinds to be had at this sea
son in all sized packages.
Agenta lor Holt & Moore's laids.
Cotton Yarns, fcc. Best Fluids made in
the btate.
A Splendid line ol Shoes and Boots
NO SHODD Y WORK.
Agent for Xon Explo&i e Lamps and
Cbaudeliers. Uest Kerosene OUs.
Stock of Groceries always complete
Thankful for patronage heretofore ex
tended. 1 ask ali to try me when In wan
of Good Reliable Goods.
. Iii my absence Messrs. Johg. J.
bell and Nath.G. Stockton will
honors.' !'
Winston and Salem, 31 arch 25
Camp
do th
it
. QBT.MAJfti
u .M , 1 1 j.t ,:'. iitl-
3 There lived upon .' a s time, ,.ru a
Ijind there is lid need of - .mention
ing by name,' a perabn who-was riot
a young '"prine,: ae- 'Uiy preamble
seems to indicate, but an ordinary'
mortal, yo'tvn-whose papa's' chim
ney neither good : nor jevil fairies
came at Ills birth,'' though' both
seemed to have a hand In theweav;
ing of his 1 destiriyi'-' W ' which 'the
wojjf was perfect'iind the',welr sadly
inVpffect:;ft;j;;;".n,3 ) : V V'J" ; :
He wa3 rich',' he was yonng' and
he had a pleasant face and a warm
heart, and a fine lr.ind ; but, in his
youth, a nurse had dropped him
from her arms to ihe stone floor of
the court-yard, and had so hurt hitn
that he never could be 'anything
but a bent and distorted cripple all
his lite. As a child, he had been
so sheltered from every annoyance,
so loved by his mother, and so nmch
had been done to case him from
pain, tiiat the fact had not troubled
him much. He limped about with
a pleasant smile on his face, as hap
py a child as any. lie had but to
Ureatlie a wish and it was gratified.
Books, toys, mnsic, whatever he
wanted, came at his call as though
the fairies had given him a wishing
cap. If lie could but have remained
a child all would have been well,
but, as all children must, he grew
to be a. man, aud sudden' it dawn
ed upon him one day that he was
unlike other men ; that women
pitied him instead ot ndmuing him;
that all that he had was worth
nothing to him, since ho could
never hope to have a straight back,
well formed limbs, ard six good
feet of height; and having once
fallen into this train ot thought, he
would have been the poorest laborer
01 the road-side if that laborer
would have given him for his wealth
advantages his well-knit figure.
This was after his cousin Linda
had been sent to his lather's care
on her parents' death in a foreign
country his cousinLinda, fresh and
owcot and fair as a snow drop.
She had been in great giief at first,
and he had done his best to make
her happier. He read to her from
lis valuable volumes ; he played to
her the music he loved best. They
had long talks ; they were com
panions for days together; and
strange, s.veet emotions grew in the
boy s heart. He did not nnocrstand
them at first. It was not tor a
long while that he knew that he
was in love.
Knowing it, he awoke. He stood
before the glass one dajT and looked
at hir.self, and tears arose to his
eyes.
llo woman could love me, he
saio; 1 must not dream ot it. And
from that moment he was changed;
he sought Linda's company no
more, but hid himself away from
her.
'Have I angered yon, cousin
Clarence V 6he once asked him ;
and he only shook his head and
made no answer. Other men were
about her. Others perhaps loved
her also. He began to hate them.
All his tenderness turned to bitter
ness. ile had not a Kind, word tor
any one he who had been always
so utterly amiable.
His mother was repulsed most
rndely when she questioned him.
He closed his doors against his
friends; and at last he had the
misery of hearing one he had of
fended aj' to another :
- 'I believe deformed persons are
always bad tempered. ; I 'need to
think Clarence an exception," but it
seems I was mistaken.'
4It is true,' he said, 'I have a de
formed body, and my sonl is de
formed also;' and he went sadly
aay to a lonely place where he
hoped to be left to himself for
awhile.
It was a river bank, shaded bj
the trees, under which he laid him
self down. .The waters were clear
and deep; in them he saw himself
reflected.
'Little hnnchbaek,' he said with
a groan, and menaced his own im
age with his clenched hand.
Then shame possessed him, for,
looking tip, he saw a tall, well
built, young man gazing down upon
him with a 6ingular smile a tall,
handsome man ; bnt the dust of the
road was npon his clothes and his
feet, and he carried a little knap
6ack on his back. He was evident
ly eitncr a poor man or an ceccn-
trie one, who . liked long tramps
Once uuon a Time
ever weary ways. And lie was not
a bashful man, tor. while Clarence
eyed nim "itngfil, he spbke'1 wih a
laugh !. ;; ; V'J'1
does npVsee 'tQ .pleifsg jotu :
.j'ltf is scarcely , jTpnr, ,$&ic. if v .ii
does ,coS'i repi iett Ola HBOf! o,V
)-. M don'tvfeel enieof tbat;'u'i,aid-
the other , -taking 9, seat hcadei him.
'Irh a rtirious kihd ot a fetyotr; iitid
I shdtild jfnlTy like'to-knowr'vWhfat
is on vbnT 'mind.''' ! ' ' -I '
: ' Al.l thh was Vety" impertinent,
Clarence ' thought, but " tjiefe Whs
that in the man's manner i'iat did
rot deepen the offence. ' -Jdenly
the poor boy's heart softened. ?
. 'Would there not be something
on yonr mind,' he said, speaking
as he might to a brother whom he
had known all his life, if this was
your 'reflection instead of mine V
and he pointed to his image in the
water.
'Oh,' said the stranger. I under
stand. I certainly have a better
figure than you, and doubtless can
walk further, but you'd not change
with me. Your'ro master of that
old mansion j-onder, I think. Yon
ire rich. You are learned and ac
complished. Yon have troops ol
friends. TI 115 is ail the money I
have in the world,' and he tossed a
coin in his hand. 'I have neither
house nor lands; no prospects, no
profession, no learning. I stand
alone in the world.'
'Ah ! but yon 6tand so tall and
-trnu-ht in it,' ssid Clarence.
'Change with you ! Heaven knows
I would if that were possible.'
'Possible !' cried the other. 'Yon
have learning, I have none, but I
know something that yon do not.
It is possible ; and if you would
change your good fortune for my
long legs and straight back, I'm
ready.'
'Change I why, I should be
not to do so,' said Clarence,
what a fool I am. Yon are
mad
'But
onlv
mocking me.
Such things
cannot
'Try it,' said the other. Take
this flask, drink half the contents
and give Mie the other, then shake
hands with 111c and my after me
what I shall fay ; only re.nember
I don't want to cheat vou when
you've slipped into 1113- skin you'll
be a very poor man and a very un
fortunate one.'
'I care nothing for that,' 6aid
Clarence, 'but 1 will be as fair with
vou. Yon'l! be a little hunchback.
Think of that.'
I'm ready, if you arc,' said the
)thcr. Ile took from his breast a
small fla?k and handed it to Clar
ence, who drank a portion of its
contents and handed it back.
Then they joined hands, and the
stranger uttered some words in
what seemed a foreign tongue,
which Clarence repeated after him.
As he did so, strange thrills ran
through his frame, a terrible pain
for one moment wrung his ever3
r.erve, and then he stood tall and
stright as the oak that flung its
shadow over him, locking down
upon a bent and halting figure by
his 6ide. The metamorphosis had
taken place. He had read of this
sort of thing in queer old German
books, but he had never believed
the tales until now.
rill 1 m
xne aeuce r 6am his own voice
ac ins siae ; -i didn't know 1 was
such a handsome fellow. It's de
cidedly unpleasant to limp. Well
no matter; 1 keep my
carnage l
can ride when I choose.'
jhsi men two ngnrcs Mirned tne
T i-it .a . s,.sj
corner ot the road a handsome
matron in black eilk and a girl in
white. Clarence knew them for
his mother and cousin Linda. They
advanced, but neither cast a glance
at him. They looked at the de
formed bodv he had been so glad
to leave, with tender glances,
'My dear son,' said the mother,
'I am so glad we have met yon.'
And she kissed him, with all
mother's love in her eyes.
As for Linda, she only smiled
and said, 'Clarence; but looking on
the three, a quiet, unnoticed 6tian
ger. Carence saw what he had
never seen in his own bodv. There
was more than cousinly liking in
the dear girl's eyes, and when she
6aid 'Clarence,' her voice told the
story better than her smile.
To be sure, the figure that stood
between tiiem was not straight or
handsome; bnt -hat of that ? How
fond those two were of him ! The
handsome fellow, leanipg agains
the tree, felt pangs of regret and
sorrow pierce his soul as the . three
turned away and' left him alone
with his new found beauty; he saw
them pass out of sight, and sunk
nprn the grass and hid hi& face
with his hands, ' "
'Olf; wlint ft-' tnadnirin 'l - hav
been i' ! b tnoahed."-! bavrj'tat
awainV jnp'lher's' Tfenerne'ss'.'4 V I
iyii utsu !iwv xinaa 8. lYO-rr-Ior
now. I.pjaialjj.,''. 'ployed
i-i How long Ivo, lay; in be Mass he
did riot know; at last jl hand touch
ed his. -.: in ..- '..-T-r.H :
rf'VttCic sfivt a"' vb(ee;; -
0nce, yon had befefc'gone sry11 Jorig
your motner grew, anxions.and Rent
me' to see if I could" find yon.: ' . Yon
arcnot ill, cousin Clarence 1
jTtcii he raiee4 j;islia,'nd ti'nda
knelt beside him. He was lying
near the river under the old oak
trees, but he saw hi6 own deformed
figure in the water, and knew that
tlve 6tranger and his magic flask,
and the transformation that had
come of the draught he swallowed,
and incantation he had uttered, had
been only a dieam.
Yes, he was not the handsome
fellow who had been left alone and
lovelcs9 to go his way.
'I am not ill, Cousin Linda,' he
6aid, softly. 'I have been asleep
and dreaming. I dreamt a ftrange
dream. If you knew what it was.
you would he angry, perhaps. I
am not dreaming now, Linda I
have a miror there in the water
that would drive away such dreams;
but what I dreamt was that 30U
loved me, Linda, as 1 love you.'
And Linda listened. She did
not take away her hand; and now
Clarence clasped it close and looked
into her eyes.
'lhit. for the mirror yonder, I
might hope that it w is not a dream,
he whispered.
'The water into which you looked
reflects the face that is dearest to
me of any . upon earth, and the
dream is a true one, Clarence. It
id not. the body that we women
love it is the soul.'
So there was a great wedding,
and they lived happily ever after.
THE TELEPHONE.
UE5CRIPTIOK OF THE WONDERFUL
NEW INVENTION.
It appears that Salem, Massa-
h u s e t t s people have
been specially concerned in the pur
suit of this investigation. The fact
that electricit3r, in passing through a
masrnetic helix, or coil of wire, is pro
ductive of sound, was first discovered
by Professor Charles G. Page, of this
place, as long ago as 1837. His ob
servations were published, and, as he
was a man of large attainments, Ins
experiments attracted attention at
hoire and abroad. Other scientists
became interested in the same line of
investigation, among them the -late
Colonel Francis Peabodj-, of Salem.
The fact, therefore, that sound could
be conveyed electrically to consider
able distances has been known for
some time, and the nature of the ex
periments therewith was Jshown on
Monday evening, in various ways, no
tably by the transmission from Boston
to Lyceum Hall of a telegraphic mes
sage, which announced itself, not by
the usual dots and I nes of telegraphy,
but by sounds of different lengths.
This was a veiy interesting experi
ment.
But it remained for Professor ' Bell
to discover that articulate sounds can
be conve'ed b' the electrical current.
This he has done during his residence
in Salem. Professor Bell is a Scotch
man by birth, and is engaged in teach
ing in the state Institution Tor the
genius system of "visible speech," of
which he wa3 the inventor. Associa
ted with him in his telephonic experi
ment is Mr. Thomas A. Watson, of
Salem, to whom he expressed his obli
gations for valuable assistance.
The apparatus by which the aston
ishing result is secured is wonderfully
simple. O11I3' a telegraph wire, a
horse-shoe magnet, two helices and a
vibrating disk at each end. The audi
ence can see a mahogany box upon
the table, of the appearance of an or
dinary photographer's camera. The
tube in the end is used In the case to
speak into and to hear out of. With
in the box is a horse-shoe magnet.
Opposite each arm ot the magnet is a
helix of the usual construction. One
end of the wire among the helices is
connected with the ground and the
other with Boston or the place in con
nection. Set up against the helices
within a sixteenth of an inch, is a
sheet of thin polished iron, upon
which the voice of the operator im
pinges when speaking. j.he magnet
induces electrical current in the tele
graph wire. The vibration disk
imparts pulsations to this electrical
current corresponding to the sounds,
which are conveved to Boston and
reproduce themselves upon the vibrat
ing board there with exactness of
tone and articulation. The little
four iuche3of iron utters the whole
gamut of the human voice. This U
indeed wonderful the greatest
achievement of modern science.
GOSSIP ABOUT GREA T,
: MEN. T;
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'-'Ah intrwtiig't;haptir'ujig'bt be
iwrirtqn ulitxtt. aim: vroaLnesfics m -of
inen.f rt.Tbojj.afcdotfS fAnclij
tnedea( wjlj ba remeubered ; ..lie
rushes through the 6treetq 'of 'Sj'
facuseSyrdsdiocrynig' "Enreka,"
and at the'taking ol ihe'etry he was
killed by- soldier while tracing gei
otnfetrifftl lines on. pan!.; .,
Socrates', .when filled wifji., omc
idea, wonld 6tand for lionrs 'fixed
like a statiiG.' It is recorded of him
that Le stood amid the Boldiefs in
the camp of Potidea, in rooted ab
straction, listening to his "pro
photic" or "supernatural" voice.
Democritns shut himself up for
days together in a little apartment
in his garden. " Dante was Btibiect
to fits of abstraction, in which he
often quite forgot himself. One
day he found an interesting book,
which he had long sought for, in a
druggist's shop at Sienna, and sat
reading there till night came on.
Bnde, whom Erasmus called the
wonder of France, was a thoroughly
absent man. One day his domestic
brok into his study with the intelli
gence that his house was on fire.
"Go inform mv wife," said he; ;you
know I do not interfere in house
hold affairs 1"
Scaliger only 6lept for a few
hours, and passed whole days with
out thinking of lood. Sull3", when
his mind was occupied with plans
of reform, displayed extraordinar3
fits of forgcffnlness. One day in
winter, when on his way to church,
he observed. "How cold it is to
day !" "Not more cold than usual,"
said one of his attendants. "Then
1 must have the ague," eaid Sully.
"Is it not more probable that yoj
are too scantily dressed?" he asked.
On the secret tunic the lifting was
at once discovered; he had forgot
ten all his under-clothes but his
breeches !
Mrs. Bray Wis a somewhat fn
mi'iar story of the painter Stoth
ard. When invited on one occa
sion to dine with the poet Rogers,
on reaching the house in St.
Jame's Palace, he complained of
cold, and chancing to put his band
on his neck, he had forgotten "
put on his cravat, when be hast '
returned homo to complete his at
tiie. Buffon was very fond of dress.
He assumed the air of the grand
seigneur, sported jewels and finery,
woro neb lace and velvets, auc1
was curled and scented to excess
weaiing his hair en papilotte while
at his studies. Pope. too. was a
little dandy in a bag -wig and
sword; and his crooked figure, en
veloped in fashionable garments,
gave him the look of an ovr
dressed monkpy. Vo'taire, also
was fond of magnificent attire, and
usually dressed in an absurd man
ner.
Diderot onee travelled from St.
Petert-burgh to Paris in his morn
ing gown and night-can. and in
this guise promenade! the street
and public places of the- towns on
I113 ronte. lie was often taken for
a mad-man. While composing his
works he used to walk about with
rapid strides, and sometimes
throwing hi? wig in the air when
ha had struck out a happy idea.
Odo day a friend found hiir. in
tears. "Good heavens !" ho ex
claimed, "what is the matter ?"'
I am weermg. said Diderot, "at
a story that I have just composed !
loung, the poet, composed Ins
"Night Thoughts" with a sknll before
him, in which he would sometimes
place a lighted candle ; and he occa
sionallv sought his sepulchral inspira
tion Tjv wandering among the tombs
at, midnight. Mrs. RadclifTe courted
the honors with which she filled her
gloomy romances by supping on half-
raw beefsteaks, plentifully garnished
with onions. Drvden used to take
plrysic before setting himself to com
po;e a new piece. Kant, the German
philosopher, while lecturing had the
habit of fixing his attention upon one
of his auditors who wore a garmpu
without a button in a particular place
One day the student had the button
sewed on. Kant, on commencing
the lecture, fixed his eye on the usu
al place. The button was there
Fancy the consternation of the phi
losopher, whose ideas had beoome
associated witu that ou'.tonioss gar
ment. His lecture that day was de
testable ; be was quite unhinged by
the circumstance.
Too many authors have been fond
of the bottle. Rabelais said, "hatin
and drinking are my, true sources of
inspiration. See this bottle ! It is my
true and only Helicon, my cabalistic
tountain. my sole enthusiasm.
Drinking, I dc'iScrate ; and delibera
ting, I drink." Ennius. schylus,
and C'ato all got their inspiration
while drinking. Mezerai always had
a large bottle of wine beside Liiu
among bia books i h frnk.of it t
each page he wr,ote. Ire .ttirned lb
night into dayt'iid never composed
esprit by )ainp-li"ht, evn , iu , th
daytime. All liisindows were dark
ened, and U wss tio uMsttal tiling; for
him to show a friend to the. Jer with
n lamp, tlHHigh-aouteide it vas brood
daylight. ! On ihe . contrary,. Varijias.
the historian,; nayer , wote except at
full mkklay. His ideas, he imaginM
grow" knd declined with ! the sun's
light'.; Watou'$ A Jmat : ' ?
" TEARS-AJfDLO YE
I OR
if.: TJIEGRET
i Before the present political erisia
Republicans were never known to
fawn upon th.ir enemies ; but they
have at last been reduced to the
commission of that mcanuces, aa all
men must who begin by the . per
petration of crmes. The 6iiddcn
affection which thc3' have conceived
for the people ot the Sonth is some
thing wonderful, and thev exhibit
it. with a gushii.g exuberance that
would do cred't to Judas. Their
hearts have become so soft as curds
from the milk of the goata ;of
Basham, and their sjeeeh as sweet
as the hone3 of Engaddi, Their
admiration for Lamar's eloquence
is like that of a .British tult hur.tcr
I for a lord's wit. Their solicitude
tor the good opinion of Hampton
s as assiduous as that of a fpend-
iril't for the tavor of a rich relative,
'heir loud profession of delight in
ic success of Ben Hill is like the
ostentatious flattery of a bully paj--
ng tribute to the prowress ol a man
who has beaten him. Their sudden
harity for unrepentant rebels and
Confederate brigadiers is a thing
so contemptible in its origin and so
whimsical in its effect as to be be-
ond all comparison. TI1C3' are full
if schemes for the prosperity of the
South ; they denounce the misruio
under which it has suffered as hear-
lv as if thev had heard of it for
the first time since the election, and
they make as many promises ot
eternal friendship as a drunken
ailor to a lamp post or a V assar
graduate to her weeping class
mates. They are actual!)' maudlin
n their demonstrations ot affection.
Mr. Foster stands up ir. Congress
and stretches out his hands to the
South hailing her pecplc as coun
trymen and brothers and beseechi
ng them to como to the bosom ct
Iayes. A few weeks ago they
were murderers, assassins, rebels,
uilldozers and banditti, bnt now
thev are the elect of the new Ad-
iin?stration,nnd the carpet baggera
and negroes for whose take they
were oppressed and outlawed aro
declared to be poor and worthless
reaturcs, ineapabic of exercising
olitical authority and unworthy of
political trust. The chorus of adn
ation was struck up so suddenly
hat some of the party organs in
the country failed to catch tho tuno
at once.
Paper fok Buildino. Paper
for building purposes is the last
novelt3. Three large mills in tho
West turn out sixteen tons per day,
manufactured into a thick hard
puteboard, wound in rolls of twenty-five
to one hundred pounds each,
and usually thirty-two inches wide.
It is subject to an enormous pres
sure, compressing the fibres into a
solid bodv. The sheet is air tight.
ind as paper is a non-conductor of
heat and cold. In case of a fire tho
paper sheets do not burn so easily as
wood on account ot their solidity.
This queer building material works
admirably in all conditions and
circumstances. The uses to which
paper is now applied is for paper
boats, pails, basins, milk pans, spit
toons, paper lining for refrigerator
1 M ' . ' - II -
ear, watei prooi sneeimg in wana
and floors of buildings, tarred sheet
ing for use under clapboards and
shingles.
Curious Lovk Making. Lovo
makfng, in the Balearic Islands,
generally is carried on in a novel
fashion. In the Island of Iviza the
popular emblem or love is gun
powder. The most dclicato atten
tion that the most devoted of lovers
in that island can pay to hi mis
tress is to pop at her lega with a
loud-reporting pistol or gun, and
the most brilliant accomplishment
the young woman can display
tritely Spartan in its nature-is to
stand fire unflinchingly.
Girls' legs, from tho time they
enter their teens, are scored from
the peppering of pebb!es they re
ceive, as the charge, aimed at tho
ground close to their feet, raises up
a volley of earth.
Seeing is Dot believing. There
are many men you cau see, and
yet ouuuot btlieve.