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MAISCEILANE0uS.

Il Suggcstion.-We make the following
suggestion for some cntcrprisipg typo.
When tho Great Eastern is in successful
operation and making regular trips, as she
undoubtedly will do, between England and
America, there is a grand opening for n
good printer on board that vessel. In the
FIRST place there would be any quantity Of
daily printing TO be done for the ship itself
such as table bills of fare, and notices of
all sorts that it may be necessary to post
about the ship as directions for passengers,
and to those connected with the ship ITSELF
Then small Daily Journal, which would
publish an account Of each days sail, the
number Of miles made, theyarious incidents
Of moment which would naturally occur
amongst so many passengers, the ships met
on the passage, and all the matters of note
that happened from day to day during the
voyage. Nor would such paper lack in
the matter acknowledgements, The prominent
hotels on both sides Of the Atlantic would
be glad Of a mekium that would bring their
establishments TO the daily notice of travel
lcrs in transit to either country. Things
lost on board would be advertised, and in
deed, q journal published in a community
Of, say 5000, passengers, would present
many Of the features incident to paper
printed in town Of similar population
Subscribers TO such an enterprise could
hardly be wanting, In the swarm Of passen-
gers, to whom such a daily publication
would be the best relief to the monotony
of sea.voyaging and the looled-for event OF
every morning on tho ship. The files Of
each voyage would be valuable tasnews-
paper ashore, in making addenda tolpreign
news Of each arrival.-Hartful (Ct)
Times.
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THE SPIRIT OF BEAUTY.

By a.
have been to the woods, have trod the green
dell,
And tile Spirit of Beauty was there.
saw her fair form in the snowdrop's white
bell,
heard her sweet voice in. the airl
She danced in theHaspen. she sighed in the gale,
She wept in the shower, she blushed in thevale
Her mantle was thrown Ger the misty brake,
Her splendor shone on the sparkling lake.
I felt her breath in the breezes of even,
Her robe foated over the blue of heaven, :,
Wherever I rovcd. over vale, wood, or bill, =
The Spirit of Beauty would follow me still.
Not tsn elm its graceful foliage wreathed,
Not wild 6rier rose it's fragrance breathcd,
Not violet opened its eyes of blue,
Not plant or flower in the valley grew,
Not an ivy carcssing the rock. or the wall,
But the Spirit Of Beauty was over them ALL
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VOLUME, ,YII.--7No:gs:..; J;
3. 80 s. Is =; =: - 81 -
coMTE AND HcuD1N@.k

The celebrated veutoloqu,tt spaid me a
'yisit at the Palais Royal, aud, r I}accomp.
anied him to the foot Of the stairs on his
departure. Comte walked down before me-;
still taking, SO that the pockets of his coat "
were at mysmercy. The opportunity ,was
TOO good to neglect the cbance Of playing
a trick on my talented eontrere, SO 1.filchedk
his handkerchief and handsome g6ld snuff
box: and I took care to turn the pocket
| inside <out, as proof that my perforrnancs
had been properly executed: ;.
wssS laughing at the comic result ny {
trick-must have when retnrngd Comic Bis
property; buts, it swas -"dis,nopd' 'cutdias
nohd;' for, while:r was thus vsioiatingflie,
laws Of hospitality. Comts was schemin. :
against ME: had scarce concealed thu; =
handkerchief anil box when I heard 4. 4
strange voice On the first floor landing. s.
'Monsieur Robert-Houdin,gwll You be-
kind enough to Step up to'.lio box>offce :
| wish to speak to you.' : - -, = {.
Mysrreaders -willsg1ess that,tbe ventrilo::
quist saad played neiashick +; indeetlio on,
reaching the office, oas.fodnd the Clerk, :
who could not pnderstand what was;
talking about I perceivtd;too late. that
was vicsiniized, 1sheariSC Conle eai-t
ebratiug his victory by shouts ofsiadghter..
For moment confess felt yexed at
having Lesnsakse in, but sooP regaiasd
my eqhanihi on; thinking / might have,
tho best oft Set. So vent down atirs
very calmly.
What did that person, ,wsnt.f gohite
asked, with ill-ropressedsdelight.
Can't yoHguessl
Il-ro.'
1t was speaiseut thief who begged nbe
to return you the articles Ire had flched
from you: Here they. arc, my master = :
+ perfer it. TO epd so : Comte said, re.
turning his@pocket to its place. Wears
now quiet, apd I boee We shall always By
good Friends
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THE COMING CROP.

Messrs. CCTsER, HARRISON & Co., in
their annual, circular, have the following 10
regard to the present crop:
The position and prospects Of the grow
ing crop do not, in the main, vary much
from those at this date last year, excepting
that the ovesaowed lands were relieved
from water several weeks earlier this season
than last; and, consequently, half to three
fourtllcrops may be looked from this scource
as the occurrence of. killing frost may be
early or late. Though the spring was gen
orally late. yet good stands were secured,
and the prospect up to the first week of
August was higly favorable, except on some
upland districts, especicte, especially Of
Mississippi, Northern and Northwestern
Louisiana, and the contiguous portions of
Arkansas and Texas, and in South Carolina
where little rain' bad fallen for over two
months. The. consequcnc of the August
rains on stunted and almost sapless plants
was very heavy shedding, leaving little
or no prospect of recuperation, unless the
most favorable and improbable combination
of weather should occur through the fall.
The bottom land crops are everywhere
good, and will yield heavily, notwithstand-
ing the prevalence Of rust and rot, result
of August rains. 1t must be borno in
mind, however. that though the Mississippi
river and bayou crops are as forward as
last year, still tue upland crop generally
IS about week later than then; on the
former, as well as bottom lands in general,
large crop is certain; but on upIands the
yield must be very short if frost should
come sufficiently, early to prevent the ma
turily Of any second growth that may have
taken place since the middle Of August.
1t was to the UNUSUAL fact that snch a Sc.
cond growth did mature last year that th c
large crop must he attributed.
The Gulf coast Of Texas will send for
ward this year much larger proportion Of
the crop than ever before. The early pick
ings of the present crop were discolored,
and some ofathem dusty, in consequence
OF unfavoraLl le weather, but they are now
improving. AS regards quality, the staple
is likely to he good, ,but much trash may be
expected as. the result Of the exuperance OF
the river crops. Taking into. accoutl. the
natural increase Of ] $4,000 bales, and the
same amount from ovcrhowed lands in ex-
cess ofslast year, we think the crop likely
TO reach 100000, though this estimate is
liable both 10 diminution or increase, as the
recurrece Of frost may be earlier or later
than the average date Of the past fifteen
years, which has bccn the 10th of Noyem.
ber. No reliable estimate of the crop at
large can now be made, having reference
solely to the receipts at the ports early in
the season, as compared with the previous
years, in consequence of the greatly in.
creased facilities for brin gingfthe crop for
ward.
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Ancccote Of The British En- Prensier.-
Lord Derby is very i'll again with his old
enemy, the gout. lie was out shooting at
Fazackerly, with a party, when he was
suddenly seized with pain and fell SO i'll that
he did not wait for his own vehicle, but
returned at once TO Knowsly to one Of the
Keepers shandries. The sportsman, how,
ever, psedominated in the patient, for his
lordsl'ip observed, "These shooting pains
will, l expect, finish my shooting this year. u
We trust the noble earl is mistaken, and
that few days will see him again in the
field.
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+ LORD PALMERsToN AT HoME-A CORE
spordent of the Manchester Guardian.
describing the habits of Lord Palmerston
during the vacation, says: "At BroadIands,
though no man tramps the supplies or beats
the cover with keeneEeest, or carries surer
double-barrel-and that too, without spec
tacIes, at 74-tbis is but tho mornings
amusement. a By two or three o'clock, Lord
Paimerston is in bis room. elbow deep in
dispatches, and walled about with Office
boxes. Visitors at the house see nothing
OF him till the late dinner at 8, and that
despatched though. there may be an. ad-
journmeht to the dfawing-oom, and even
the billiafd-room, where the Perennial host
ssillshandles his cue like master, and agaIi
without spsetacles-Lori PaImierston is no
more visibis after 10, but the lights are
burning :in;bis private room till IL or /
O'Clock, oT even later. In the intervals Of
this sssefsa aud pfotrae,ed labor no one can
bs gaysr efspTg ghalek than Lord Patmerstcn
!9r reader TO- fake aud pass the mot pour
syirs, TBib1ghs Lord Palmers ton. declare.
he has no time toread aauythiug but manu-.
scripts" he seems au fait Of the current
,lltesaiure. Peffaps lady nslmerston e,yis4s
Is t,sseralee it for HIM and Keeps him supplied
VIM the essence Of conversation"
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THE DOMESTIC sas1rs OF MILTON.

ht his meals he meyer took much Of
VINE or any otherfefmented liquor, and he
was fast'dlous i'll his food; yethis taste
seems to have been delicate and refined like
his other senses, and he had preference
for such viands as we're of all aprccable
flavor. Tn his early years lie used TO ait up
ate at his studies, and perhaps, he continued
this practice whii3his sight was good but
in his latser ycars,hsyatare edssvery night
at o'clock, and 1sy tiifl in summer, till
5 in Winter, and if'not disposed thento
rise, he had some one TO sit at his bedside
and read TO him. When he rose he had
chapter Of the Hebrew Bible read for
him, and then; with Of course the inter.
venion Of breakfast, studied till twelye.-
lie then diped, took some exercise Tor an
hour-gcnnera in chair, in.which lie
used TO swing himself-aud aftcrwrrd played
on the organ or the bass.yiol, and either,
sang himself or made his wifo sing, who
as he said, had good voice but no ear.
llo then resumed his studies till G, from
which hour till lie convcrscd with those
who came to visit him. He finally took a
light supper, smoked pipe Of tobacco, and
drank glass of water, after which he fc.
tired 10 rest.
Like many other poets, Milton fou.d the
stiffness, warmth and recumbency of bed
favorable to composition and his wife said
that before rising of morning, he often
dlctatd TO her twenty, or thirty virscs. A
iavorite position Of his when debating bis
verses, we are told, was that Of sitting with
one of his legs over an arm of bis chair
His wife related that he used to compose
chiefly in the Winter, which account is
confirmed by the following passage in his
life by Philips:
"Ihcro is remarkable passage in i.e
composition of Paradise Lost, which ]
have particular occasion to remember
Tor, whereas had the perusal of it from
the very beginning, for some years, as went
from time to time to visit him, in parcel
OF ten, twenty, or thirty verses at time
which being written By wha,ever'band came
next, might possibly want CORRECTION as tc
the oItopograrhy and pointing; having, a:
tho summer came on, not been shown any
for considerable while, and desiring te
know the reason thereof, that "Lis veins new
er happily flowed but from tue autumha
equinox to the vernal, aud that whatever hi
attempted (at other timcs) was nevcrto hi
satisfaction, tbouglp he courted his fancy
never SO much;' so that in all the years h,
was about this poem, he-may be said tt
have spent but half, his TIME therein.
Milton's conversation is stated 10 hav,
been of very agreeablssnature. Hi
daughter, Deborah, said that he was "de
llighttul company, the life of the conversa
ttlon, and that on account Of flow Of snb
ject aadssan unaffected cleerfulness ant
civiiitXN Richardson, to whom we are 10
debted for the preservation of this tes.i
mony, adds that he had gravity in hi
temper, noEmelencholy, or not I'LL the lat
terparL of his life, not sour, not morose ori
naturcd, but certain severity of minrit
"a mind not condescending to liul,
things TMr. T. Kciyhly.1
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GARIBALD's WIFE

GARIBALD's WIFE.
..Garibaldi, in his autobiography, gives this
account ofhis meeting with his wife:
II one day cast a casual glance at horse
in the Durra,- (the eastern part of the en-
tranceof the Jayuna,) and there observed a
young female whose appearance struck me
as having something very extraord mary.
so powerful was the impression made upon
me at the moment, thouh from some cause
which 1 was able fully to ascertain, that
lgaye orders and was transported towards
the house. But then Iknew of no one to
whom could apply for an introduction
soon, however, met with person, an in
habltant ofthe town, who had been &C
qua'nted with nae from the time of my ar
rival. Isoon received an invitation to take
coffee with his family, and the first person
who entered was the lady who had SO mys-
seriously but irresistibly drawn mo to the
place. I saluted her; we were soon ac-
quainted; and found that the hidden
treasure which / had discovered was of rare
and inestimable worth. But have since
reproached myself for removing her from
her peaceful, native retirement to scenes of
danger, toll and suffering. I fel: most
deeply self:reproached on that day when
at the mouth of the Po, having landed In
'onr retreat from an Austrian squadron,
while still hoping to restore her life, on
taking her pulse I found her a corpse, and
Sang the hymn of despair. 1 prayed for
forgiveness, for | thot Of the sin Of taking
herftom her house.
The rest tofthe lady's story is soon told.
She, accompanied her husband in his4 dan
gerous adventures, fought.by bis side on sea
and land, received a:balf through her hat,
which cut offnas 'tress sof her hair; and
Travelled alone from Caritabani to Lagos,
sixty wild miles, ~
.@Anna passed stbat dangerous way by
night and:s was her boldness. that the
ssassi1ssfed at the sight of her., declarings
they had been pursued BY an extraordinary
being: And, indeed, they spoke. the truth
forthat courageous woman mounted on
fiery horse, which she had asked for and
obtaiuea alta honse on. her way where it
would have bsen diflodlt for traveller to
hire one, she gailopped in ,tempestuous
night, among broken, rocky ground, BY
the flashes Of lioktnino ,. Fot,r of tba an
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WoMAN's MARRIAoE.-To marry one
man, while loving and loved by another
is about the most grievous fault that wo-
man can commit. 1t is sin against
kindness and truth. It Involves giving
that to legal right which is guilty and
shameful when given to anything but
reciprocalsafeetion, Tt involves wopndipg
the spirits&swithering the heart psshaps
blighting and soilipg the soul-of tie one
who is abandoned and Betrayed, .1t involves
the speedy disenchantment Of the one who
is mocked by the shadow where lie was
promised the substance, and. wbo. grssps
only the phantom, soulless beauty, sa4 she
hnsk, the shell, the skeleton of a ieadRf
,fection: It d6sailst ceaseIess deception, "a
homo and abroad: BY dat eighs as
our downsittiag* and our uptisfdg3 q % y
ton in every relation ecapsion, is de
fsnderest saIf n,est epdeatidg moments e
our existence. ttsmakes tbe wkaie ef d.
ii: /: weais degrading, upfeyardsi.i AZ
sightninded woman soald searcsiy lay, L:
deeper si1 npen her: sohl OF oae:pa,e,eesi,s
tain TO bring down &fsarfnl eTpits9oti. !.
For sat woman in 9essfrpth, 1hssis ADA,
against tha Holy Gh0sg Is; ain tdassffHlll
--tks4 sin whfoks casss a sSfrible a. sdark aess
over both worlds. !. S
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WINTER siioEs.-,HaWs Journa, O,
Health gives the following sensible advice
alike the gnarled oak'tl witbatood the
storms and thunderbolts of centuries, lnan
himself begins to die nt the extsafn itiecs
Keep the feet dry and warm, and we may
snap our fingers in joyous trinmph at dis
ease and the doctors. Put on two pairs ol
thick woollen stockings, but keep this to
yourself; 60 to some honest son of5St
Crispin. and have your measure taken for a
stout pair Of winter bootszor shoes; shoe,
are better for ordinary every daysuSe, as
they allow.he ready escape OF tie odors,
while they slfsagiban Aakles, aocustom-
ing them. to depend on themselves. A very
slight accident is sufficient 10 cause a. spraii..
ned ankleto ap habitual boot wearer. Da::
sides,se sboe .compresses less, and hence
admits of.a more vigorous circulation Of
blood. But1wem boots when you ride q 'or
'ffavel. Z Give direetiens also. to have no
.cskor. India rubber about The shoes, tidk
10 piaeeNbetweeh4 he. layers !ofsthe ,seles;;
ept to:out, a pias9 9of stout hemp Of
linen, which S1lbsen: dipped; il melted
This issR l1tsly ;mperyions to
J daes aes seA a particle. while
:Ss ps bat eeosk DOES and taD ss while
becomes ssggy and anp sos weeks
When yoa PM. hem. % Ier the frat ihe,
,ttksr WI feel IS .essy as ID old shoes sssa i
Da may stand on damp places sfsr, hours.
Wah inpunilsp i;;' }; 1,
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VANITY OF SruDENrs.-Thc Petersburg
(Va.) Express takes off the Sc If coneeit OF
the students in Tie University in that State
in The following style.-Tle students in our
Georgia University are not quite so pulled
up, perhaps they have no reason to be:
"Of all vain creatures, undoubtedly the
University student is the most self conceitel.
The pride Of the unhedgede youth who
leaves behind him the village; school for
College groves, is unworthy of notice. The
grand climacteric of human vanity is
consummated in the walk, lounge and
laugh, of the University student all other
vanities sink into insigpifcauce. On his
way to the University he is anxious that
all should know the: fact; be ties his card
not emitting university of Virginia. on
ibis umbrella and walking cane takes it on
valise and trunk; prints his name on his
Harper on his beaver box, in his cap, on
the top Of hissboots, and, D. jim fact on every
available spot Of his CLOTHES visible and
invisible:-He registers his name at Hotels
University of Ya y talks about nothing
else insrostamants aud clothing stores; llat
the streets corners ;sin Depots on tie cars,
and off; he speaks Of it everywhere; in
every coudition, every hour, and in every
manner possible.-Colleges are derided j;
oAsfogies despised; "mean whiskeyn'; ab-
horss, and indiHsrenteIgans detested. A
short residence at this devoted place, like a
tastesef the fablcd,loeds fruit, tugds. into
oblivion Che past Scenes Of life.- One be-
gins anew existence; the past becomes an
ill-ds6ned Gremn and matricuIation issues
in the dawn OF glorious future.
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THE CHINESE AssBRAspYD DRIsKEas,-
ThoChinese consume great quantities Of
cheap American brandy. Until recently
we were not aware Of the facttssupposing
that they, as class wsts: remarkably
absterttiods III the ,nse Of liquors; but "a
reliable Wholesale dealer ssss that.tfsy I'M
port largely, and drink it'ahfong Themselves!
At all events, Chinamen are seldornsif ever
seen III a sRte Of intosicatiop. : Their me-:
thod Of buying has been TO 60. round TO
every place where "Melican" brandy is for
sale; and whoever offers to sell the cheapest
gets their, custom. This, Of course, induces
many persons. tomcompete for the trade;
and to be ablgto 6ffer the fluid sat. a Fate
low enough to suit their ideas Of economy.
Some Of the dealers add a lage. quantity
of waiei,thus reducing what sMes before
nothing else but alcohofhnd pursapNitsto
an even weaker consistency BakgradgsllS
Tobn began to smell the rat III, bis4 opera
ton n,asnd atlerly tue Chinese when tl,ey
go TO- buy brandy 9ceed ssin: saonPles,
bearii6g a saucer aSasa box pc MATCHES:
Into tile first is poured a: quantity pf the
Mclean" brandy, and swllI holds this;
the other applies aligItedematcb, ,.apd # it
produces 10 blaeAa@s, :proneapses tbo
liquor ''no goodl'sSa refuses so> purchase
except alta reduced plise. This testing,
theproof Of liaapH hfsase,nss novel idea
and might bess6itased, ,aik advantage BY
othct.aeaters Il. sss
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ABBEvLLE CAROLINA FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER H. 1885,
PHILOSOPHY AND DEFEAT.

The senior Of the, Vicksburg Sun, de-
feated for the State Senate in the late cleo
tions, discourseth as follows on his disap-
poinment:
1t is we'll known to our readers land
their name is 1egion,) that We, 0he senior
editor Of this paper,) having the great est
confidence in our ability to serve the people
of this county in the Sta.es Senate, with
honor to ourself, (ahcm y and usefulness to
our constituency, vouchsafcd to give them
an opportunity to elect us. They did elect
us-to stay'at home, and mores the pity.
Lord forgive me, for they knew not what
they did. Republics hre proverbialy un-
grateful. We are not the first .disintcrestcd
patriot who has been inundated by tho
people whom lie desired TO serve. Not we.
We submit TO their decision with becoming
grace, promising at the same time that they
stood nightly in the way of their own
interests, when they rejected our overtures
to attend to their interests at the Capitol
for the small consideration of foura dollars
per diem. This may seem like exalling
ones self at the expense of modesty-but
not SO, We arc modest man-too much
SO, wefear, for our own good; and what
we say i'll praise of ourself, must not be
construed as being-halfscandal. We have
no complaint to make of the people for
not electing us. They were free 10 do MS
they pleased, although, in our case, they
pleased to do, we being the judge, very
strang thing-very. We are surprised at
them.
We expected 10 have accomplished things
at jackson rs Senator, but alas for the
uncertainty of all human calculations, our
hopes have been blasted. our ambition
chilled, and our aspirations quenched in the
waters of defeat. The people have decided
with remarkable unanimity, to permit us to
remain at home, where We can cultivate
the joys Of domestic bliss at our own fire.
side, without being interfered with by the
| duties incident to member of the Lccisla-
ture. They did not love us less, but they
loved as we take it, our ease, quiet, content
ment more. They loved our society and
could not bear to see us leave them to 20
to jackson. They wanted us to be with
them, that they might have at all times the
benefit Of our wise counsels, our sage advice
and our patriotic outgivings--hence their
decision at the polls.
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