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Jjfiiaraiiuueuus jii Rmhiug.
From the Boston Journal.
Curious Facts from History.

The Saxons first introduced archery in
the time of Voltigeur. Ii was dropped i'm.
medialely after the conquest but revived by
the Crusaders. they having felt the effects Of
it from the Saracens, who, probably. deriv-
ed il from the Parlliians. Bows and ar
rows as weapons of war were in use with
siono cannon balls so late as l64O. 1t is
singular that all the statutes for the encour.
agcment Of archery were framed after tho
invention of gnnpowder and firearms. Yew
trees were encouraged in churchrards. for
the making Of bows, in 1899. Hence their
generality in churchyards in England.
Goats of arms came into vogue in the
reign Of Richard l., Of England, and became
hereditary in families about the year 1892.
They took their rise from the knights paint
ing their banners with different figures to
distinguish them in tl.e cru>ades.
The frat standing army of modern times
was established by Charles VII Of France.
in l445. Previous to that time the king
had depended upon his mobiles for contin.
gents in time Of war; A standing army was
firSt established in England in 1898 by
Charles l., but it was declared illegal. ~
we'll as tho organization of the royal guards
in 1879. The first permanent military
band instituted in England. WAS the yeomen
Of the guards, established in 1886.
Guns were invented by Swarts. a Ger.
man, about 1878, and were brought into
use by the Veuetians in 1882. Cannon
were invented nj an anterior date. They
were irst used nj The battle Of Cressy in
la48. Ia England they were first used at
the seige OF Berwick in l4O5. 1t WAS not
nnul 1914, howe, er. that they were cast in
England. They were used On board Of ships
by the Venelians in 1899. and were in use
among the Turks about the sa,ne time. An
ARTILLERY tcompany was instituted in England
for weekly military exercises in 1910.
insurance of ships was first praclised in
shs reign of Cesar in IS. Il WAS general
custom in Europe in ll94. Insurance off
css were frat established ia London in So Z
Astronomy was first siudie,i by the Moors
and vas by them introduced into Europe in
1901. The rapid progress pf modern, ~.
ironony dates from the time Of Copernicris
Books Of astronomy and geometry were des.
troyed, as infected with magic. in England
nnlsr tie reign of Edward vi, in 1862.
. Banks were h,st established by the LON
bard Jews in Italy. The name is derived
from banco, bench---benches being erected
tn the market places for the exchange o,
money, &c. The fret public bank was =,
Venice. about 1850. The Bank Of England
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The BATTLE OF NAGRAM.-Napnleon'S )
battle If Wagran was the creates, ST mod
ern times. il We consider the number 81
men engaged in it. and assembled at the
same moment in the field. There were
three hunlrcd thousand in the two armies.
and from the extremity of one wing to the
extremity Of the other, was distance Of
Two leagues and II half. The beauty and maj
e>ty of such spectacle may easily be Goa
cei> ed. We had seven hundred pieces e
artillery, and the enemy five hundred..-
guns were laundering simultaneously owe,
h. narrow field. We fired during the da,
eighty four thousand rounds "f artillery, and
had twenty Thousand men put hons de com
bat. Vel the victory WAS without result
rhe times were passed when mul,itudes Of
prisoners fell into our hands. aS in Italv. ut
UlnI. vt Au.ierlitz, ~ Jrna. II WIS a battle
gained but it l-f, many Others 10 h,. fought
Memories Of the Duke Of Rdgu~a.
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NUMBER 8.

EFFEcTs Of CLEASLISkss.-Coun Rams
ford. the celebrated practical philosopher;
whose writings have been Vi greater .siue
to mankind than the abstruss speculations
"f hosst Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. thus describes
the advantage Of cleanliness s..; -
With what care and attention do the
feathe ed race wash themselves, and put
'heir plnmage in order; and how perfectly
neat, clean. and elegant do they apear
Among the beasts Of the field, we find those
which are the mos, cleanly are generally
guished bya certain air of tranquility and
c"ntentment; and singing irds are alway.
remarkable for the neatuess of their p,um-
age. So great is the effect Of cleanliness
upon man. that il. extends even to his mo.
raj character; nor do I beiiero there exer
was person scrupulously attentive to cie.ii.
Illness who was c"nsummate villain."
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A MorHER's CouSsEL.--Fortyf fesrs ago
n mother st"'d ON the green hiHs Of Yer!
mont, holding by III. right hand son. six.
teen wears old, mad with love Of the ses.
And, as she stood by the garden gate on q
sunny morning. she said, " Edward; they
'el rne--for | never saw the ocean--tila.
the great temptation Of the searnan's life is
link. Promise me. before you qui, yo"r
mothers hand, that YOU will never drink. "
gave her the promise and went the bros.,
globe over-Calcutta, the Ne iiterranean.
San Francisco, the Cape Of Good Hope, tile
North Pole and the South saw them all
in forty years, and have never seen yla
Tiled with sparkling liquors that my moth.
cry form hy the garden gate, or the green
hill Of Vermont, did not rise before me.
and to-day. at sixty, my lips are innocent Of
the taste Of liquor. ...#5 a.n..a
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FL:aENrs OF SuccEss IN BrsrHKss-A
j"dgmen, quitk and cautious, and clear and
s"nnd-a Decided purpose-a firm will-en:
e getc and perseyering ihdustry-punctual-
i y aud fidelity in every arrangement--ius-
lice and honor controlling every transaction
and courIesy-that true courtesy which
springs from genuine Kindness, presiding
.ver all the intercourse of life. Such quail
ties indeed, whenever and wherever exhib.
tied, may bs. said almost tn, insure fsyora-
ble result; fr they are the means which
commm sense dictates. and which Provi-
dence is wont to bleSs.--lTunfs Maonz;ns.,
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GREENvILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, II

was established in 1892. In 1905 its notes
were 90 per cent. discount. a ssr-..
The invention Of bells is attributed TO
Paulnus, Bishop Of Nola- in Campania.
about the year 400. They were first intro.
duced into churches as n defence agains,
thunder and lightning. They were first
hung mp in England, at Croyland Abbey.
Lincolnshire, in 945. In the eleventh cen
tury, and later. it was the custom to bapiizc
them in the churches before they were us.
eG. The cuifew bell was established in
LOGS. 1t was rung at eight in the evening
when the people were obliged TO put out
their fire aud candles. The custom WAS
abolished in 100. Bell men were appoint.
e'i in London in 1886, to ring the bells at
night, and crv.'" Take care of your fire and
candles, be charitable to the poor, and pray
for the dead"
How many are aware Of the origin Of the
word " boo !" used To- frighten children II
is a corruption of Bob, the name of y fierce
Gothic General. the son Of Odin, the men
ton Of whose name spread panic among
his enemies. ~.
Book keeping was first introduced into
England fom Italy by Peele, in 1869. II
WAS derived from a system Of algebra pnb.
lishe,i toy Burgo, at Venice.
Notaries Public were first appointed by
the Fathers of the Christian Church. to col
lect the acts or inemoi of martyrs in the
first century. .@ '
The uiinistra,ion of the oath IN civil
cases Is oc high antiquity. See Exodus %
10. Swearing on the Gospel was fir,
administered in Judicial proceedings in Eng
land by the Saxons in 600. The words
" So help me God, and all Saints conclud.
ell an oath until 1850.
Raw silk is said to have first been made
hy people Of China. called Seres. $50
b. Z. 1t was first brought from India, 274
and pound Of it al that time was worth n
pound Of gold. The manufacture of raw
silk was introduced into Europe from India
hy some monks in $50. Silk dresses were
first worn in 1855. The eggs OF the silk
worm were first brought into Europe in 927.
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REPoRrrD IloMIcIpE BY Sov OF HENRY
CLAY.-Hs flight and Coneeuinsent. II he
Cincinnati Commercial Of Saturday contains
II report that quarrel to"k place, on Thurs
day, at Lexington Kentucky, between John
Clay, Esq. son of the departed statesman.
aud horse trainer named Eigar.
High words passed between tue parties.
and led finally To persnual encou,,sr. .1Shen
Clay drew IL revnl,er and fired twice at
Edgar. One ball entered his mouth. and
passed out behind the ear. Another ball
lodged in the back. Edgar is reported NOR
tally wounded, and is perhaps dead before
this time.
Clay Immediately left Lexington. and ha,
not been heard from since. The parlie,
have not been on amicahle terms for som.
time. John. we believe, is the youngest sur
viving son Of Henry Clay.
or his elder brother. one-Iienry Clay.
Jr.-was killed at the battle Of ISuena Vi>t.,
and another, James b. Clay, is now n
Democratic candidate for Congress
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SNAKE TALE.--Says the lawyer: "An
mals sometimes very nearly. approach rr;.-
son in their cunning. got Interested in
The study of serpents down in Arkansas
where ] spent The most of last year. don't
know wht, but was constantly watching
them and testing their sagacity, by placing
them in new situations, and surrounding
them with novel expedients. OF all kinds.
! experimented most with rattlrsnakeS and
c"pperhaads. One afternoon | seated my
self on n little knoll in the wn"d~. To smuk.
and read d-fr always had book or uew,.
paper with me--and had been enjoy ing
myself for some time. when espicd cop
p"ihead making for hole within ten feet
ot where Sat. Of course, | threw down
my book and cigar. and proceeded 20 try y
new experiment. As s,on ~ stirred the
rascal made u rush for the hole: but
caught his tail as he got nearly in, aud j.. L.
ed him some twenty feet backward. lie
threw himself into coil in ~ time, ana
waited for me To pitch in. But ] c"nciui
ell to le, him try his hole again. Aker n
while he started for it. stopping when st,r
red to coil himself up; but, H. kept pr-tl,
qnief. he recovered cnntidenre anl again
went in. Again jerked him out. N"
sooner did he hit the ground Than he mrd..
grauG rush for the hole 10 n straight hue
for my legs !! But that didn't work. f,I !
got "ut Of The way. and gave him another
irt. This time he lay still awhile, appear
ing 10 reflect "n the course {" he taken
Aner'a Time he tried it again, though rath
sr slowly. After getting his head N little
way III, he stopped ami wisgie'i nIs taii, ~
If on purpn>e for me to g,ah it. | did so :
and quicker than flash he dew his head
ont, aud came within q quarter Of an inch
of striking ms in the face. However. ]
jsrked him quite distance, and resolved to
look out next lime. Well, he tried the same
game again, but it wouldn't work. WAS
TOD quick for him. This tims he lay in n
coil half an hour. without moving. AT last
however, he IIied it once more. He ad'
vateei 10 withia five feet Of the hole. very
slowly, coileI asnin, snd then. by heavens
got the start of me BY one Of the cntesl
tricks you ever heard o."
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5rlfrtra Hustry.
That man Deserves Your Praise.


Know YOU man whose ear life
Had little promise hut nf ca,e;
Whose prospects in the wide worlds strife
Were anything but fair;
Who yet has, step by step. uprose
Above the dreams of earlv days.
And smiles upon his youthful woesi
That man deserves your praise.
Know YOU man whose soul outpouls
.... Wild music TO mclodious spheres;
Who moves mankind's half hidden stores
t. OF joyfulness aud tears;
Who sings of what is good and fair,
go, And wishes strife and warlike fraYs
Had ceased TO cause mankind despair
o.. That man deserves your praise. n
Know you man Of wealth and fame.
r. Who kindly lendeth to- the poor,
/, Not -saSking To blaze forth his name,
: al every rich mans door; 'H....
~sssSho daily doeth COOL by stealth, ...
'"'' In many ditfereit kindly waysi
That man has lofty health -
That man deserves your praise. ...
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The lfANDsoMc SogL.--Onc day last
winter, q little boy from the South who
WAS on u visit ,o the city, was taking hi,
first lesson in the art Of sliding down hill
when he suddenly found his feet in rathe,
close contact with ladies rich silk dies
Surprised, mortified aud confused. he sprang
f"m his sled, and cap in hand. commenced
IN earnest apology:
beg your pardon, ma'ain | am very
Sorrv." .s
}" Never mind" exclaimed the lady," the. Z
l. nj great harm done, aud you feel worse
about it than do"
" But, dear madam" sail the boy. "a hi
eyes file-l-AsHil tears, you, d,e.s is ruined
b tth"ng't Tint YOU -would he very sngr,
with ina. Tor being 80 carelcss."
| 90. n", replied the la.lv : better hav,
n soiled dress than a. ruffl-d ,emper.,'
90. Tn'I she beauty = exclaimed tn,
lad. as 'he laly passed on.
"Who iha, lady ?" returned hi- com
rade, "f YOU call her q beauty, You shan
choose for me. Why, sho il more thar
thirty years old. aud her face is yellow and
Mrinkied."
Il don't care if her face il wrinkled." re
piled the little hero, "hcr soul is hundsonse
dnyho,o."
A shout of laughter followed from whicl
he was glad to escape. Relating the Incl
dent to his mother, he remarked.
20. mother, that lady did me good
shall never forget ii and when am tempt
ed to indulge my angry passion-. | will
think Of what she said" Better have a
soiied dress hnn a ru6a"d temper"
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FALLING BACK on TIE CoMMoN Law
: The right to nell liquor is a common Law
light, and nobody can lcgislate that right
away" Such Is the latest ground of the
advocates of free liquor. And so they fail
back upon the Common Law! Blackstone
was supposed 10 know ~ thing or two about
that Common Law and what does he
say As follows: Common Law detares
'hal n" man has right 10 use his property
To the injury Of another, and the consent
Of the party ijursd is no mitigation of the
offence"
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GET ESouGH SLEEP.--We have Of: en- heard
young men remark that fnur or five hour
sleep WAS all they wanted. and all that the
human system required The habit Of 60
ing without sleep Is very Injurious. Thou,
nnd~. no doubt, permanently injnre their
health in this way. We live in fast age.
when everybody seems TO be trying their
best to invert the order ,f Nature. If f,lks
will persist in turning night into day. il is
not To be wondered nj thai few last out the
allotted time Of life No matter what he II
mans occupation-physical or mental. or.
like Othello's gone aud living In idleies-
the constitution cannot last. d+p.nd vpon
il. wi,hnnt y suificiencv of regular and re-
feShing sleep. John Hunter. the great sur
geon, died suddenly Of spaslnollic affection
If ,be heat, a disease greatly encouraged
by want of sleep. IN recently published
volume by medical man, there is one grea,
lesson that hard students and literary men
may learn. an that is, that Hunter proba.
bly, killed himself by too lttle sleep. -Four
hours rest at night and one after dinner.
cannot be deemed sufficient TO recruit ths
exhausted powers os body and mind, Ger.
tainly not and he consequences was that
Hunter died early. if men will in,st on
cheating Sleep. her twin sister, DEATH"
will aycnpa the iusult
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VALUE or TEsrAMESr.--I know At
,-;,si on. instance "f shilling Testament,
purchased in New Orleans. previous 10 the
Mexican war, which not only saved tho life
ii the p''>sessor but WAS the means "f saw
ing his suul. 1t WAS in this WA, A young
ilnnoi> girl purchased n small Testament for
f.nr dozen "feggs. at llI'ee cents per dozen ;
.uI when her brother WAS about To start fo
Mexico, II. y voIun,e"r, she put it int" hi,
,e,, pocket. There it remained wrapped i
the same paper and same l,p ket, until I'll.
battle Of Burna Vista, when the owner re-
ceivei u wound through the Testament,
which broke the force uf the bullet, which
lodged in his bresst; and sent him to the
hospital. There lie real his book; and the
ia,t time SAW him. he WAS in AN Iilinoi,
college preparing tor the pulpit, "r rather
Tor - missionary field in the Methods,
Church.
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Romantic Incident.

Some sixteen years since. Young gentle
man in New York city contrived awhile TO
pay his addresses To beautiful girl there.
the daughter If an obstinate Pearl street
merchant who was opposed to the young
man visiting his daughter. He persisted in
his endeavors to win the young lady, and
at last he was forbidden to enter the old
MAPS Louise.
Still the lovers contrived to meet OCCASION
ally afterwards and at the expiration Of
some six months. matters having been pre-.
riously 80 arranged. the girl consented to
marry the youth. He did not seek the for
tune. for he was in employment, at hand.
some salary. as principal book keeper in an
extensive johbing house, and his pecuniary
prospects were very fair. But the parents
were obdurate, and he was driven from the
house. ......
At the end Of twelvemonth they agreed
to he married, and all the requisite arrange
ments were made the evening was fixed
upon, and even the chaplain had been Sc
cretiy engaged hut on the day proposed for
the nuptials. the whole plan was discovered
and the match broken off peremptoriiy, by
the absolute authority of the parents.
Time passed on the daughter was sent
to n distant part Of the country for awhile !;
the young man WAS disappointed and dis
heartene'l. and left New York for the West
where lie remained for two wears. Mean
time "a person 10 suit the tastes of the pa
rents turned up--a man Of considerable
means, but old enough to be the young
glri's father; and match WAS arranged, af
ter long persuasion. between Emma and
this man, and she welded him at last.
Three Years subsequently the young man
found himself in New England. where he
settled and took n wifo also, and some dozen
yeaIs passed away,'wi;h their thou. and and
one changes Of place, Of circumstances, and
Of fortune. From the time of their separa.
,ion, the original lovers had never met.
The young man became the father of
three little ones and then lost two of these,
which bereavement WAS soon after followed
by the death Of his wife. Time flew by he
had been fortunate in his business, aud re-.
sided few miles out of Boston, in n cot
tage surrounded by the comforts ,f life. ami
IN the enjoyment Of the society Of his dear
little daughter. ..s.s ..H
One day he was returning home in the
afternoon. and, upon entering the cars found
them to be full. He sought seat, and
found one o':cupied by lady about thirty
years of age, beside whom he sat down, and
the cars soon moved out Of the depot. A.
they entered into the light, he suddenly
turned to the lady. and exclaimed, MA i
am Emma Is this you Z" @rf
lie didnt know exactly what he said, bu,
/ it WAS fact that he was on the seat will,
the girl whom he had really loved, and
whom he had never seen since the cruel sep
aration. '" H.'a'
A mutual explanation quickly succeeded
Our widowed friend ascertaiaed that his
forme, intended was now on her way 10 the
! Fortl, upon . visit; that she had bseR mar
ried nearly eleven years. had but one child
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SuRPLus.-The Secretary of the Treasury
is OF the opinion that the clo.e Of the pre-
sent fiscal year will find a surplus Of twenty.
lw" millions "f dollars in the Treasury.
The late reduction Of the larif. he thinks,
will result in an increase Of revenue from in
crea,rd importations and he has already
dete mined to recommend another large ex-
tension of the free list.
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The Art of Leaving Of.
ny ALicr CARY.

Hwas Charlotte Bronte, ! believe. who,
when she was urged To w,ite more books.
said she thanked God for The ability to keep
silent when she had nothing to say. l wish
her ,beautifnl art were more appreciahlc, & r
We may have too much, even Of gosi
thing, but as hrevty is the only excelleucy
Vt c,Snmon places, it seems a pity that that
qualify should So often he wanting. Ther.
is always right point beyon which to-
pros+ed Is dangerous and ri.iiculons---ti,nid
ity sometimes comes shor, of it. hut conf
denee ofiener overleaps it, and falls on the
other side. ...' e .'
LOB, the little more, and how much it isl
kad the little less. and what worlds away ..
IIowa sound shall quicken content 10 bliss,
Or . breath suspend the blood's best play"
I Sfsaking of this COOL world In which we
Fi,s. one day heard clerg, msn say, with
diiecrness. Of real H. .urrnce and
l'ur$ Father made it all. Unfortunately,
however. that c"nri,e statement failed tu
l,saii f. him. and he bodied forth the follow
ing i" Yes, my friends, the e eat umui>cirn,
anj eternal Jcho, aii created this ulun.arIr
planetary sphere, and that, too, without any
material, I" .... ... ....
WAS YESTERDAY u good deal amused it,
witnessing The parting "f one OF those happy
para, ho are likely To frget that there l.
any baiy, -acep, them el,e e$, IN the world.
" G"d bless yuu," exclaimed the lover. with
e frrScncy OF umcti"u, aln,ose pathetic. ami
at 'lr. very, next rnui,4nt, brcouiing awa,.
of INV proximity, he added, land YOU. too; y
sui ii,e vspidness of tIte ad,len,ia rendered
it perfectly luiicrous. -
a, l.. l. 4 :.
heart 10y saying t0 mlch-and making
coir.t$hip an impnrtunity--a drop more
a isied To the sweet enough makes il naus-
eating.
Familiar handling ruhs off The bloom
fr"m the delicate fruit. and wien we have
said 80 much that nothing more can lie said.
wiiy we have come to the end uf our teher
Many All author hides his meaning with
a cumhrous load Of words, AS if poverty of
thought could he concealed bv anr such
ar,ifice. To SAY what we mean, and thrr.
end. is true wisdom, but even when forced
AT last to come to the conclusion that we
have nothing moIe to say we cannot cease
speaking without first saving we have moth
ing more to say. The accomplishment of
happily and effectively leaving off should be
placed among the fine arts, I think, ana
studied rs such, so that our writing and
speaking might be less upon the schcol girl
model Of believe have nothing more To
say at present. believe have told vou all
can think of At Hresent--l believe | must
now draw my letter to a close. as | can
think of nothing mere To tell you at present
The book called Last Words Of Baxter, had
n remarkable sale, hu, when some poor imi.
iator wrot. another and called il More Last
Words Of Baxter, there WAS no demand for
it.-Nsw York Ledger.
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THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 9. 1857.

living, and her husband had been dead over
two years. a. irr
He pointed ont his pretty cottage as the
cars passed on--hut did not leave the train.
He proceeded forward, renewed his .ac-
quain,ancs. found the lady her ow n mistress.
proposedao her again-and We record the
fact with no ordinary degree of pleasure.
that within three week. the lovers were nc
tually united in marriage in the city Of Bos
ton.
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THE QuIErUs OF LION TAMRR.-It Is
said that one Of the burglar" recently killed
b! accident, on the Harrisburg. Pa. rail.
road. was Herr Driesbach, the celebrated
Lion tanner and, further, that he was con-
.c,ed with IN extensive gang Of counter
fei;.rs.
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How WAS il ." re All exclaimed In one
breath.
Why" said tis nartsior, sinking his
voice to the scme If soieuinity. and look
ing rs homes, and as sober m n man could
look, why he just TUNED lis head toward
my hand, aud went, down that hole tail
first !"