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his arm and held an anvil weighing about
two hundred pounds upon each arm, while
men struck upon it with sledges. Prof.
Carl then appeared, held an anvil on his
breast bent the bar of iron almost double
on his arm held an anvil upon his arm, etc.,
for longer period than Mr.. Madison had
DONE He then took the large flint stones
which had been rejected by his rival, and
hammered them to pieces, signalling his
performances by cracking in two fiat stone
about large enough to serve as stepping
block for door, After this, he held one of
the heavy anvils over his head for forty-nine
seconds; lifted sixty pound weight upon
his little finger; and swung it around his
head, and held two men on his head while
he whirled them about, top-fashion, until
their feet stuck out at an angle of forty.6ve
degrees.
"Mr. Madison was then called out by the
audience, and requested to give an account
of himself. He excused himself in the
matter of the stones, by saying that his rival
was in constant practice, while he had not
broken stone for year. Being urged to
swing the weight abouthis head, he declined
to do it on the score of inability, and as Pro-
fessor Carl had not held the anvils on his
knees. In short, he virtually acknowledged
himself whipped man."
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FL1RTAT1oN.-The Supreme Court Of a
neighboring State has decided that when a
man has for long time firted with girl
waited upon her in public, visited her in
private, bestowed presents upon her and
played the agreeable towards her in the va
rious little winning ways-it is prtma tactt
evidence of his having promised to marry
her. And it has been decided in another
State, that when married woman Airts with
any man, that man not being her husband,
furnishes prin,a tacie evidence of in6delity
towards her husband, which, in a trial OF
divorce, should go very far with jury in
finding against her.
This is just right. A man has no busi-
ness to canter around girl, win her affec-
tions, be in the way of some honest fellow,
and perhaps be the means of the girl losing
more eligible offers for marriage, and then
sneak off like a suck-egg pup and say, he
was "only passing away the time just for
fun~ Or what right has married woman
to turn away from her husband and practice
the invincible arts of the sex upon the ten
der hearts of susceptible young men t.? There
is no fun in any such games, and something
ought to be done with all such-the gracious
knows what Spirit Of the Age.
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NO.. 80.
A GREAT COUNTRY FOR THE LADIES

A GREAT COUNTRY FOR THE LADIES
The time for marriage in Sparta was fixed
by statute-that of the men at about thirty
or thirty-fve years that of the women about
twenty or little younger. All men who
continued unmarried after the appointed time
we're liable to a prosecution; and all old
bachelors were prohibited from being pre-.
sent at the public exercises of the Spartan
marriage and were denied the usual respect
paid to.the aged. "Why should 1 give you
place." cried a young man to an unmarried
general, "when you have no child TO give
place when I am old" No marriage por-
tions were given with any of the maidens,
SO that neither poverty should prevent gal.
liant, nor riches tempt him, to marry contra
ry to his inclinations. The parents of three
children enjoyed considerable immunities,
and these with four children paid no taxes
whatever-a regulation which all married
men with large families will readily acknowl-
edge to be most wise and equitable. 1t was
customary for the bridesmaid to cut off all
the brides hair on the wedding day so that,
for some time, at least, the personal attrac-
tions should increase with her years.-Lite
and Travels of Heroditus.
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YANKEE DOODLE IN EUROPE.

During the negotiation at Ghent, of
Treaty of Peace, Festival or Banquet, or it
may have been Ball, was about to take place,
at which it was proposed to pay the customary
musical compliment to all the Sovereigns
who were either present or represented on
the occasion. The Sovereign People of the
United States-represented there, as you re-
member, by Mr.. Adams himself, Mr.. Bay
ard, Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Jonathan Russell and
Mr.. Galatin-were of course, not to be over
looked; and the Musical conductor, or Band
Master of the place called upon these Com
missioners to furnish him with eur National
Air. Our National Air, said they, is Yankee
Doodle. Yankee Doodle, said the Conduc-
tor, what is that? Where shall find it?
BY whom was it composed? Can you sup
ply me with the score? The perplexity of
the Commissioners may be better conceived
than described. They were fairly at their
wits end They had never imagined that
they should have scores of this sort to settle,
and each turned to the other in despair. At
last they bethough hit them, in happy moment,
that there was colored servant of MIR.
Clay's, who, like so many of his race, was
good whistler, and who was sure to know
Yankee Doodle by heart. He was sent for
accordingly, and the problem was solved
without further delay. The Band Master
jotted down the air, while the colored boy
whistled it, and before night, said Mr.. Ad-
ans, Yankee Doodle was set in so many parts
that you would scarcely have known it, and
it came out the next day in all the pride,
pomp and circumstance of viol and hautboy,
of drum, trumpet and cymbal, to the edi6-
cation of the allied Sovereigns of Europe,
and to the glorifcation of the United Sov-
ereigns of America G. Winthrop.
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"You have no proof" stammered he,
,-...-;n , ,bo;, for sunoork

"You have no proof" stammered he,
grasping chair forsupport.
:sThat is my look out. I have no time to
waste. Will you pay or 60 to Jail ?"
He saw that the evidence had was too
strong for his denial, and he Immediately
drew his cheek on the spot for twenty-one
hundred dollars; and after begging me not
to mention the affair, he sneaked off.
I cashed the check and hastened to Wal
lace's. The reader may judge with what
satisfaction he received it, how rejoiced was
Annie and her lover. Wallace insisted that
I should take the one hundred dollars for
my trouble, bat I was magnanimous enough
only to take twenty. Wallace kept his prom
Use, and ever after was temperate man.
He died few years ago, leaving handsome
property to Chandler and his wife, the mar
riage between him and Annie having taken
place shortly after the above narrated cir
cumstance occurred.
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THE TRUE WIFE.

The death of true wife is beautifully
drawn in the annexed portrait by Claiming.
Her reserve and shrinking delicacy threw a
veil over her beautiful character. She was
little known beyond her home; but there
she silently spread around her that soft, pure
light, the preciousness of which is never full
ly understood till til qpenched Her calm,
gentle wisdom, her sweet humility, her SYM
pathy, which, though tender, was too serene
to disturb her clear PERCEPTION, fitted her to
act instinctively, and without the conscious
ness of either party, on his more sauguine,
ardent mind. She was truly spirit of good,
difusing tranquiliziug influence too mildly
to be thought of, and therefore more sure
The blow which took her from him left
wound which time could not heal. Had his
strength been continued, so that he could
have gone from the house of mourning to the
haunts of poverty, he would have escaped,
for good part of the day, the sense Of his
bereavement But few minutes walk in
the street low sent him wearied home.-
There the lowering eye which had 50 long
frightened at his entrance was TO shed its
mild beam on him no more. There the voice
that had daily inquired into his labors, and
like another conscience had whispered a
sweet approval, was still. There the sympa-
thy which had pressed with tender hand his
aching head, and by its nursing care had
postponed the hour of exhaustion and dis
ease, had gone. He was not indeed left
alone; for filial love and reverence spared no
soothing Offices; but these, though felt and
spoken of as most precious, could not take
the place of what had been removed. This
great loss produced no burst of grief. 1t was
still, deep sorrow, 'ae feeling #, mighty
void, the last burden which the spirit can
cast off. His attachment to life from this
moment sensibly declined. In seasons Of Pc
culiar sensibiEty he wished to be gone. He
kept near him the likeness of his departed
friend, and spoke to me more than once of
the solace which he had found in it. He
heard her voice from another world, and his
anticipations of that world, always very
strong, became now more vivid and touch.
ing.
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A REAL KENTUCKY G1RL.-When t

A REAL KENTUCKY G1RL.-When the
steamer Aida was sinking, from her colli-
sion with the Fashion, on Tuesday night,
and the passengers were in confusion, some
preparing to secure safe retreat from the
sinking craft, and some in the water, making
their way to land, young girl Of about sew
enteen summers was standing on the guard
intently contemplating the scene, and look
ing anxiously towards the shore; young
man in the sush of gallantry stepped up to
her and remarked, "Miss, if you will put
yourself under my protection will convey
you safely to shore" "Thank you, " replied
theyoung heroine, "but you need not trouble
yourself; am only waiting for the crowd
to get out of the way, when 1 can take care
of myself, and reach the bank" Soon the
crowd cleared the space and the young lady
plunged into the water, and swan to the op-
posite bank with apparent ease, and without
the least psroeptible fsar.-Padueab Times.
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G% The Spartanbure Erpress q

~ The Spartanburg Erpress announces
that the Annual Examination and Com
mencement in the Limestone Springs Female
High School, came off on Tuesday and
Wednesday, the 18th and 18th instant. The
editor learns from number of persons who
were present, that there was even larger
number in attendance than usual.
DR.. Bachman of Charleston, who was to
have delivered an address on Tuesday night,
was prevented from doing SO, owing to some
cause which the editor has not been able to
learn. DIR. Reynolds Of Columbia, however,
was there according to appointment, and de-
livered an address on Female Education,
which was spoken of in the highest terms.
The Graduating Glass was composed of
sixteen young ladies, among whom were
Misses Dean and Daniel of Spartanburg and
Miss Gafney, who resides near'the Springs.
The gold medal was awarded to Miss Sophie
Smith of Charleston, and the silver medal,
to Miss Shepherd of Tennessee.
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ANOTHER ITEM IN FAVOR OF HooPs.-
The New York papers tell Of lady whose
hoops prevented mad dog from biting her.
While Mrs. G. was passing down Twelfth
street, in that city, few days since, the cry
Of "mad dog" 'mad dog" was raised, and
before she could step aside, huge bulldog,
bearing every mark Of madness, was upon
her, and, as is the habit Of these animals, at.
tempted to bite and snap when passing
Fortunately for her, she wore large whale
bone hoop, of which the dog took mouth
full and passed on, and was shortly after kill
ed. The lady did not realize her danger un-
til it was all over.
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The HUNGARIAN LANGUAaE.-The Hun.
garian language is especially remarkable for
its conciseness, and is admirably adapted to
express all the various phases of human emo
ton. On the tribune it rolls like. thunder
from the lips Of the patriotic. orator, and the
dullest mind is aroused from its lethargy.-
From the mouth of the poet, who scars on
the wings of inspiration, it sounds now as the
triumphant song of the rising lark, when tho
theme is of liberty; now, as.the warbling of
the nightengale, when the lay is of love, its
pains and its pleasures. No other language
has such lofty expressions for the feelings
Of love and patriotism, and never has their
magic failed to touch the heart of the genu.
inc Magyar.
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COLLEGIATE observation-disclosures AND
SoUTH.-From a table in De5o,o's Revie,o
for May, we find that the number of students
in Colleges or Universities, in the different
sections of the Union, in proportion to their
white population, is as follows: In the New
England States one to GIG; in the Middle
States one to S26; in the North Western
States one to 697; and in the Southern
States one to 545. South Carolina and Geor-
gia have a larger proportion of College stu
dents than any other States in the Union,
the first having one to 3sl, and the last one
to 3S7. The whole number of College stu.
dents in South Carolina is 720-in Georgia,
1885. Wisconsin has smaller proportion
of College students than any other State in
the Union, viz: one to 4,OS3 white inhabi.
taDtS
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DuEL1srs ARREsrrD.-Messrs. Van Vac.

DUEL1sTs ARREsTED.-Messrs. Van Vac
ter and Borworth, the editors of the two pa.
pers in Canton, Miss, who recently went
over into Louisiana, opposite Vicksburg, for
the purpose of fighting duel, not being
able to agree upon weapons, postponed the
matter and returned home, when they were
Immediately arrested and placed under bond
of $4,000 each, to keep the peace for one
year. How is that? We thought according
to "the code," the challenged party had the
rightto choose the weapons. Will some gen.
tleman, posted in such matters, please en-.
Tighten us ?-Columbus ( Ga.) Sun.
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EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL OF STRENGTH.


The Troy Times Of the 9Th, recounts a
singular trial of strength, which took place
in that city on Saturday evening, between
James Madison, 'the cast iron man." and
Professor Carl, the "strongest man in Amer
ica." The challenge for trial of strength
sent by Carl, having been accepted, large
assembly witnessed the performance.
"Previous to the trial, Professor Carl gave
an exhibition of magic and veutriloquism,
performing his celebrated guitar and drum
solos, balanced sixteen chairs upon his chin,
and performing many other feats calling for
an exercise of strength, which must have
wearied him somewhat Mr.. Madison then
appeared-held an anvil weighing two hun
dred and fourteen pounds upon his breast,
while two men struck upon it with sledges;
held an anvil upon each knee; broke num-
Der of stones with his fist; bent bar of
iron + of an inch thick by striking it over
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EARLY RISING.


"God bless the man who first invented sleep"
SO Sancho Panza said, and so say L;
And bless him, also, that he didn't keep
His great discovery to himself; or try
To make it--as the lucky fellow might
A close monopoly by "patent right"
Yes-bless the man who first invented sleep
Il really can't avoid the iteration;)
But blast the man, with curses loud and deep.
Whate'er the rascaPs name, or age, or station,
Who first invented, and went round advising
That artificial cut-of-early rising
Observes some solemn sentimental owl
Maxims like these are very cheaply said;
But, ere you make yourself fool or fowl,
Pray just inquire about their rise-and fall,
And whether lsrks have any beds at all !
The "time for honest folks to be abed,
Is in the morning, if l reason right
And be, who caunot keep his precious head
Upon his pillow till it's fairly light.
And so enjoy his forty morning -winks,
Is up-to knayery; or else-he drinks!
Thomson, who sung about the Seasons" said,
1t was glorious thing to riss in season;
But then he aaid it--lying-in his bed
He wrote so charmingly. The simple fact is,
His preaching wasn't sanctioned by his practice.
IT'S, doubtless, well to be sometimes awake
Awake to duty, and awake to truth
But when, alas !! o nice review we take
Of our best deeds and days, we fnd in sooth,
The hours, that leave the slightest cause to weep,
Are those We passed in childhood, or--asleep!
'Tis beautiful to leave the world while
For the soft visions Of the gentle night.
And free, at last, from mortal care or guile,
To live, as only in the angels sight,
In sleeps sweet realm so costly shut in,
Where, at the worst we only dream of sin!
So, let US sleep, and give the Maker praise
like the lad who, when his father thought
To clip his morning nap by hackneyed phrase
Of vagrant worm by early songster caught.
Cried, "Served him right it's not at all surpri-
sing
The worm was punished, sir, for early rising!"
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A New PRoJEoT1LE.-Every person has
read of Jules Gerard, the lion-killer, and his
wonderful encounters in the jungles Of At
RIGA. When Gerard came back to Paris the
last time from his favorite amusement in Af-
rica, he suggested to Devisme, the we'll
known gunmaker of the Boulevard des Ital-
lens, the idea of inventing ball that would
explode when it arrivedin the animals body.
The new projectile is about the size of the
MIME ball; its penetrating force is equal to
the common ball. Arrived in the animals
body, it itexplodes like bomb, and, of course,
causes the sudden death of the animal. If
shot into the lungs of an elephant, for ex-
ample. the ball in exploding disengages car
bonic acid gas, and the animal, which from
its size might otherwise survive for short
time, will suddenly fall asphyxiated. A few
days ago party of gentlemen accompanied
NJ. Devisme to horse slaughter-house in
the euvirons of the city. There the new
projectile was tried ON FIVE horses who were
standing tied to fence waiting to be shot.
They were each shot in the lungs, the ball
exploded, and the animal fell dead. The
experiment was completely satisfactory
Since then, NJ. Devisme, to demonstrate the
practicability of his new projectile as a SUBJ
stitute for the harpoon in the destruction of
whales, has gone to Havre, not with the hope
that awhale would present itself to be killed,
but to try the experiment an on artificial
whale that would respond in its resistance to
real one. The experiment was entirely
successful, and those who witnessed it assert
positively that the substitute for the harpoon
is found.-Me States.
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An gnttr&stmg Stotg:
THE STOLEN NOTE.
BY A RETIRED ATTORNEY.

Except that ne INDUCED too freely IN the
intoxicating cup, John Wallace was an hon
est high-minded and exemplary man. His
one great fault hung like a dark shadow
over his many virtues. He meant we'll, and
when he was sober, he did we'll.
He vas halter by trade, and by industry
and thrift, had acquired money sufficient to
buy the house in which he lived He had
purchased it several years before, for three
thousand dollars, paying one thousand down
and securing the balance by mortgage to
the seller.
The mortgage note was almost due at the
time that the circumstances made me ac-
quainted with the affairs of the family But
Wallace was ready for the day; he had saw
ed up the money; there seemed no possibili-
ty of an accident.
I was we'll acquainted with Wallace, hay
ing done some little collecting, and drawn
up some legal documents for him.
One day his daughter Annie came to my
Office in great distress, declaring that her
father was ruined and that they should be
out of the house in which they lived.
"Perhaps not Miss Wallace" 1 said, try
ing to console her, and give the affair, what.
ever it was, brighter aspect. "What has
happened?"
"Ny father" she replied" had the money
to pay the mortgage on the house in which
We live-but it is gone now"
Has he lost it?
81 don't know suppose so. Last week
he drew out the two thousand dollars from
the bank, and lent it to Mr.. Bryce for ten
days"
"Whois Mr.. Bryce"
'He is broker. My father got acquaint-
ed with him through George Chandler, who
boarded with us, and who is Mr.. Bryce's
clerk.
"Does Mr.. Bryce refuse to pay it?"
"He says he has paid it."
"Well, what is the trouble, then ?"
"Fatber says he has not paid it..
"Indeed. But the note will prove that
he has not paid it. Of course you have that
note ?"
"No; Mr.. Bryce has it.
"Then of course he has paid it."
81 suppose he has, or he could not have
had the note"
"What does your father say?"
"He is positive that he never received the
money. The mortgage must be paid to-mor.
row."
every singular. Was your father"
"I hesitated to use the unpleasant words
which must have grated harshly on the eal
of the devoted girl.
"Mr. Bryce says my father was not just
right when he paid him, though not very
bad"
"I will see your father"
"He is coming here in few moments
thought would see you and tell you the
facts before he came"
81 do not see how Mr.. Bryce could have
obtained the note, unless he paid the money
Where did your father keep it?"
"He gave it to me, and I put it in the Sc
cretary in the front ROOM"
Who was in the room when you put it in
the secretary?"
Mr.. Bryce, George Chandler, my fathel
and myself"
The conversation was here interrupted by
the entrance of Wallace. He looked pale ano
haggard, as much from the effects of anxiety
as of the debauch from which he was just re
covering.
"She has told you about it, I suppose,
said he in very low tone.
"She has,"
pitied him poor fellow, for two thoussut
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The KENTUCKY TRAGEDY A HoAX.-
The Cincinnati Enquirer, which originated
the report that has been so generally circu-
lated by the press throughout the country,
that Hon. Mr.. Cox, a candidate for Con-
gress in Kentucky, had been killed by his
opponent, Hon. Mr.. Mason, now pronounces
the story without foundation, and says that
they have had no serious dispute or contro.
versy.-C0lumbas Ga.) Sun.
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THE SUBMARINE CABLE.-The work of
shipping the submarine telegraph cable was
going briskly forward on board the Niagara
and the Agamemnon. Upon the latter they
we're taking in ffty-four miles in every twen-
ty-four hours, working day and night, and
up to Monday evening, the 9Th inst, they
had got 669 miles on board. The whole
was expected to be on board the Agamem.
non by the Goth of July, so that by 25th
that vessel would be on her way to Cork to
Join the Niagara.
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AHEAD OF THE MUsIc.-The Memphi

AHEAD OF THE MUsIo.-The Memphis
Appeal Of Friday morning last announced
the election of Col. John L. Safarrans to
the captaincy of new military company in
that city, and gave report Of his speech.
The next morning, Col. s. published card
declining the Office, and saying that he was
not present at the meeting, and knew moth
ing of what was to be done. The question
now is, who made that speech
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b6r The Gadsden silver mines, located q.
bout forty miles from Tucson and twenty-five
from Calabazas, are represented to be ine1-
haustible, and can be traced, perhaps, mile
on the surface. The average yield is twelve
marks, or 500 of pure silver to 300 pounds
of ore. The character of the mine is vol:
canic, and water is convenient and plenty.