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Tue Lost Arts.

A great deal Of nonsense has been ut
tered by sensation lecturers and magazine
writer's about wonderful arts which per-
ished with the ancients. TO trust In the
lamentations of these wiseacres over the
"lost arts" one would think we had tallen
upon very degenerate times indeed. But
none of the dolefil stories are true. Cleo
patra, 10 doubt, was very fine woman: |:
but she never dissolved pearls In wine.
Archimedes was great man In his day
but he never set fire to the Roman ships
with burning glasses, as the fable relates.
The ancicnts had no useful arts which
we do not understand better aud practise
more skillnlly than they did. The hum.
blest American mechanic could teach the
polished Greek and the cunning Egyp-
tian sciences and arts Of which they never
dreamed. The ancients, indeed, did many
wonderful things which have not been
since repeated; but they were only such
things as are not worth doing over again
II We had occasion to build such fool.
ish thing as a pyramid, we would improve
on our model In every respect; and In
stead of keeping hundred thousand
half.starved slaves mt the work for twenty
years. we should turn It out finished In a
few months. George Law and hundred
others would be willing to take the con-
tract at a days notice. ..
II any people. nowadays, lived In a
condition like the ancicnts. they would be
objects for sincere pity, and II would be
our duty speedily to send missionaries
among them. What lamentable sight
would be u nation OF great mental vigor,
half.clothen nnd poorly fed. tilling the
earth with wooden ploughs; without
soap. pins. friction matches or Indla-rub-
ber! How quccnly would one OF our fac
tory girls appear to them! How magical
the art Of n Yankee clockmaker! Beggers,
nowadays, with regard to the substan-
tiai comforts OF life. fare better than an-
ci.nt kings. Our modern civilization Is
surely Just what Is suited for the welfarc
of humanity. The steam engine, politics,
electricity. morality, and every good thing
move on together harmoniously. o.. -.y
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Ercnind ToiIets.

At recent evening wedding reception
many Of the toilets were conspicuous for
their richness and novelty, several OF
them being worn by this seasons brides
One Of light blue satin,. with point appll
que aouncc. arranged to simulate an ever
dress headed by shell richlng Of satin
A bertha Of lace finished the low bodice
bouquets OF white lilies, with forget-me
nots In turquoise, trimmed the corsags
and sides ofthc skirt. Ornaments, tur.
quolse and diamonds. Another dress was
Of white silk, trimmed with black thread
lace fiounce. the upper skirt with pan.
niers, aud trimmed with rows OF white
satin. edged with thread lace. Orna'
ments were Of jet. A dress worn by .
young lady just "colne out" attracted mol
little attention. II was Of fine white
muslin, exquldtcly embroidered. a tn.
mic Of the new shade OF yellow pinks was
trimmed with ruches OF pink silk, fasten'
ed at the sides with rosetts OF silk. Bodice
Of embroidered muslin, with bertha OF
silk ruches. Boots, gloves and ian ail
matched the shade Of dress. A dress OF
mink silk had an overdrcss Of embroidered
hio,,.l. lsce exl0ul vikh silvcr blond. Ia.
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Prtnoe Consorf.

The Mausoleum erccted by Queen Vic
torla, within sight Of Windsor Castle for
the remains OF her husband, has cost
about 8l,0OO,000. The whole amount
has been expended by the Queen out OF
her private fortune. The exterior Of the
Mausoleum Is Of stone; the interior ID Of
marble Of all kinds. The building consists
Of central octagon surrounded by three
chapels, or recesses. The dome Of the
octagon, including q cross which sur
mounts 1t, is SO feet, the hight inside be-
Ing 70 fcct. The IntcIior decorations arc
exceedingly elaborate In colors and de-
signs, with gliding, painting, and sculp-
ture In prof.ision. A massive sarcopha-
gus Of highly polished Arbedecn granite,
resting upon q slab OF polished black
marble In the centre Of the octagon con.
talns the Princes remains. There Is q
kneelIng angel Of bronze at each corner.
Upon the lid Of the sarcophagus Is q re-
cnmbcnt figure Of the Prince Consort In
white marble, the work Of Baron Maro-
chcttI. The dome above hasa ceiling Of
blue, spangled with golden stars. The
ribs Of the dome are supported with gold
en- angels. In each OF the side recesscs
bronze aud golden chandelier Is suspend
ed. Painted panels and sculptures adorn
the walls, with inscriptions and traceries.
In the recess opposite the entrance there
Is an altar, and over II large painting OF
the Resurrection; above Il, In the ceiling,
q fresco OF the Ascension There Is to be
aiarge painting, also, In each other Of
the recesses. The general result Is said
to be exceedingly impressive. Everything
that affection could dictate, wealth pro-
cure, aud art achieve, has been done. The
entrance to the mausoleum faces east, and
and Is reached by Hight Of black marble
steps, leading to q porch supported by
granite columns. with ceiling decorated
with'Venetian Mosaics. The floor ut the
entrance, rs well as of the entire struct.
ure, Is formed Of varicgated marbles, pol.
ished aud inlaid In panels Of various de-
signs
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dstor as 20 Furrier.

The fur business has for time immcmO-
rial been controlled by the Germans.
This may be accounted for by the fact that
one Of their nation 1--WE refer to John
Jacob Astor) made great fortune at II,
and this fact being whispered among
them led others to try their hand. Astor,
however, had no competitors. His oper-
ations were too vast to suffer from any
petty interference, and before he had been
In business fifteen years he had fur buy
crs In all parts of North America. and
was planning for colony to be planted
on the shores Of the Pacific. There was
one branch In which room was left TO
operate with great success. This was the
manufacturing Of furs, and the making
up of boas, victorines, capes, muffs and
all the etcetera Of ornamental and useful
articles In this line. Astor paid no atten-
ton to this minor business. He bought
and sold by the bale, and though he sort
ell his choice furs with his own hands, yet
he did not retail them. When thus en-
ployed he wore long gown, and friend
Of ours mentions finding him In his fur
loit thus attired and cogitatlng over the
proper selections for foreign markets. lie
had In his hands what then was very
rare thing and is now agrcater rarity, q
silver fox skin, which he was contempla.
ting with great admiration. '.Slr," said
he. as hc sirokcd the son and beautiful
fur, ~ shall get for this skin about forty
dollars In St Petersburg" II probably
did not cost him forty sllillings, and this
We believe to be fair sample Of his prof
Its. In fact Astor became richl man be-
fore he was considered anything more
than merely wcll.to-do plodder In the
world. This was shown by his Interview
with the President Of the Bank Of New
York at time when he asked discount
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2oftrp.
Ia the Grore.

Is the Gra~e.
When beneath the cold, red earth am sleeping,
Life's fever DER;
Win there for me be any bright eye weeping,
That I'm no morel
Win there be any heart still memory keeping
Ofheretoforep
When the great winds through ieaicss forests
rushing
Like full hearts break,
gushing
Sad music make,
VIII there be one whsse heart despair Is crush
Ing,
Mourn for my sakeI
When the bright sun upon that spot is shining
with purcst ray,
And the small flowers their buds and blossoms
twining
Burst through that clay,
VIII there be one upon that spot rcpining
Lost hopes all dayr
when the night shadows, with the ample sweep,
ing
OTHER dark pail,
The world and all Its manifold creatures sleep
lug,
The great and small.
VIII there be one, even at that dread hour, weep
For me-for alp
When no star wrinkles with Its eye ofglory
On that low mound,
And wintry storms have with their ruins hoary
Its loneness crowned,
WIN there be one there versed In misery's story
Passing It roundl
II may be so; but this Is selfish sorrow
To ask such need,
A weakness and n wickedness to borrow
From hearts that bleed,
The wailings oftO-day for what tomorrow
shall never need.
Lay me then gently in my narrow dwelling,
Thou gentle heart;
And, though thy bosom should with grief bs
swelling,
Let no tear start
II were In vain, for Time hath long been knelling
Sad one, depart
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ME-, FRIDAY
He had sprung. through the window,
with Marrianna In his arms.

lie had sprung throuSh the WinuoW'
with Mariana In his. arms.
Here. however. he met his mortal foe,
Old Brant. The falnting maiden was
torn from his grasp, and single blow
with huge knife sent the polluted soul OF
the Renegade before his Maker. AS the
blood gushcd forth, the monster uttered a
few bitter curses, and then fell from the
roof by the side ofthe murdered guard. /,
This was not the only work performed
by Brant. He had discovered the savages
and a single volley which blazed out on
the night air, sent a portion of the number
to the "happy hunting ground" ana
others yclping like wolves from the fort:
Young Graham was only wounded, and
he recovered to make the orphan his wife.
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TYPOGRAPHICAL FmGIDITr.-we wish
10 put on record an instance OF self-saeri-
ilclng devotion to business which occurred
Just A. we were taking our pen TO cnlight'
en- the world by another editorial enni-
gence.
A party presented himself at the door
Of the composing room moment ago in
n state Of great mental excitement
as Mr.. Joseph d. Jackson hercF
The party named was engaged In set-
ting up our last editorial. lie looked up
on hearing his name. The excited party
continued:
"Your house Is burned up-and every
thing In It."
with cool devotion to his duty which
bears comparison with the most brilliant
historical examples, Mr.. Jackson contin.
ued to pick up type.
"Itell you your house Is burned up and
everything In iiv exclaimed the now as
tonIshed as well ~ excited stranger.
..Wcli-all dxht-I can't Leave nQY--
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NUMBER 4.

most appropriate, and the universal opln.
lon Is, no debutantes were ever so pretty
as the crop just bloomed, gallantry or ig-
norance not perceiying that In this pictu-
rescue costume plain girl has chance,
and beauty Il but enhanced by this CO.
quettish setting. Under the magic wand
oftullc and gaslight the little grub bursts
Into gorgeous butterfly, and suddenly
finds herself belle.
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PRrMArIyr Boox.xgypING. Ma
con TsisgraA relates the following We
have lust been handed an African butter
and milk account for month. on a slip
OF paper .as narrow and rs long rs our
pencil. Long marks, we are told, mean
quarts of milk, and short ones, In the
same line, mean pounds Of butter. The
account shall be squared. and receipt be
taken by throwing the blu Into the stove.
This kind of accounting puts us In mind
OF the Tar river merchants book. keeping.
We dare say some OF our old readers can
call the mans name, for the story is
true one. Tar river did heavy mcrcnn-
tile business for that country he was
rich-hc kept his own books, but could
neither read nor write. His maner was to
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-01-15
BirfhdaDs.

How fast the birthdays come. How
swiftly each year. silently aud almost im
pcrceptibly. .glldes away, bringing changes
so gradual, yet so complete! II Is no us,
to weep for golden opportunities gOne.ycI
We cannot but wonder that we blindly lei
them slide through our grasp. How glad.
ly you hail the day which makes yor nine
years Old-liow true are your kisses, how
buOyant your spirits. What pleasure you
take IN making q 'rounder," "knuckllng
down." and tossing your '.jacks," Pure
then Is your love for her who first taught
you to lisp "Our Father" free from guile
your heart-unknown to sorrow yOurbrie
life.
Child! q sweet word. Sure, those lip,
cannot be long used to evil, which whlS.
per tendcrly. With 1t, such loving mem
ories throng, such happy recollections
such pleasant thoughts. An Innocent JOY
ous boy. perhaps, with no thought OF car'
to grief an utter stranger-already ow
ing bashf,illy to yourself a blushing pref
erence for the little blue-eycd girl In bib
apron and red shoes. who sits on the from
bench at school her toes just able to reach
the floor. How fast your heart beat,
when she goes up timidly ola Friday af
teriloOn to speak: .r
81 know little sih,
Her fsce 10 bright and AIR.
While YOU are very certain, all the time
that YOU know one. Tha: night you ear
nv her satchel for her, aud at parting gave
her a rosy-chcekcd apple, and tell her,
that You'll bring her one every day, and
then come home, vowing TO marry her
when a man. and she shall have q fine
horse and carriage. like the squirc's, and
OH. ever so much money, and she always
shall wear bIb-aprons and red shoes. No
Thought Of the. to you. weary years, mo
glimpse OF toll. hartshis, anu trial In the
future. All. happy days Of childhood
bright and shaddOwless, sunshiny days.
Twenfy-one to-day! A man now, the
rcins I'm your own hands, you can do Just
as YOU please, your heart swells with
pri,le. and your head takes an indepcii-
dent poise when you think Of Il. "Fres
now-yotc like man, raise moustache
carry cane"
That night you put on neck-tic OF rain
bow hucs, part your hair behind, give an
extra brush to your coat, and go over to
see the little girl now emerging Into young
iadyhood,. who 80 affected your heart At
seyenp At twenty-one, too, Judging from
your confusion. the continued objectless.
awkward shining Of your position, and
cheeks mt summer heat, tonight. The
old folks drop of to bed alter while, and
the little ones are asleep long ago. You
are sitting by her side, now. and your en-
barrassmcnt has flown. You are grow
Ing bolder, II seems, for your arm rests
on the back Of the sofa, and finally drops
carclessly down, lower and lower, until
-oh, joy!-lt's around the trim httle
waist, and your hand presses hers, 80
son and small, while little tremors Of hap
pIness run all over you, from your toes 10
the roots OF your hair, and back again.
What Joy, what delight, what exqnlsite
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VIA, Brea1. Do,er ro.ny M.n.

It's q commonly received notion that
hard study Is the unhealthy element Of
college life. But from tables of the NOR
tality Of Harvard University, collected by
Professor Pierce from the last trennial
catalogue, It Is clearly demonstrated that
the excess of deaths for the first ten years
aner graduation Is found In that portion
Of each class inferior In scholarship.
Every one who has seen the curriculum
knows that where .Eschylus and political
economy Injuries one, late hours and rum
punches use up dozen; and that the two
little fingers are heavier than the lons Of
Euclid. Dissipation Is a swift and sure
destroyer, and every young man who fol-
lows 1t Is, as the early flower, exposed to
untimely frost. Those who have been
invelgled In the path Of vice are named
legion. A few hours Of sleep each night,
high living. and plenty Of "smashes,"
make war upon every function OF the hui
man body. The brains. the heart, the
lungs, the liver, the spine, the limbs, the
bones, the flesh, every part and faculty,
are overtasked. worn, and weakened, by
the terrific energy Of passion lOOsened
from restraint, until, like dllapldated
mansion. the ''earthly house OF this tab
ernaclc'' falls into rulnous decay. Fast
young men, right about !-Seienf!fe .fmsr-
tcdn.
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ANNUAL MEETING
YoRk COUNT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Members Of the York County AErIcuitur,; So
ciety are notified thai the annual meeting of sald
Society, boz the choice ef 0tnesrs Cor the ensuing
year, and such other business may propeely come
ssors then at The time. win Do held at The CITY
Hall, eaeo. (og a Ants%rooa eonasetsd tksrswithl
on rss,ay snsrneoa, ysa d, lsss. 81 oeloch..
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whispered as tenderly between heart.
beats, before You. Oh, Youth. gay
spring-time Of life, the season Of polished
boots, high hopes, pride and jealousy
UOua.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-14

State at 1887 square miles; the average thick
ness of the veins ct eight feet, and the number
Of tons at s2O0, ,OO0. .0O0. .0eO. II we only allow
halt this quantity. it would take 5000 years at
100000 tons day, at 800 working days in the
year, to exhaust the coal supply Of Missouri.
"A Washington letter says: ~Fhe Radicals,
on perusing Tarbell's account Of the interview,
were somewhat disappointed in finding that
General Grant had not been more definite and
emphatic in siding with the out-and-out Radl-
Gals. Nevertheless, the Radicals and all others
interpret the President, as reported IN the IN
tervew, as placing himself distinctly against
any Conservative nominations. 30 that the
administration is considered emphatic against
Dent, the asprant for gubernatorial honors'
Dent is tonight very decided as to his course
He saws he will endesvor to obtain the nomlna-
ton of the Conservatives, but whether he sue
ceeds or not, will strive hard to overcome and
defeat the Radicals of Mississippi. The Presi-
dent, III a lengthy private letter to Judge Dent,
from Long Branch, says: i have said and re-
peat it, that if the Conservatives are to win. I
would prefer your election to that Of any other
person likely TO be elected; but as matters now
lJok it seems to me that the weight Of my in
fuence shoul be gwen to the other party. I
earnestly hope, however, before the election,
concessions will be made on both sides. so as
to unite al friends of the reconstruction move
lnent.'"
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The Chinese arc Coming.

We learn that Mr.. Josepis, the immigrs-
ton agent whose arrival here was noticed
some days ago, has made contracts with
our planters for the delivery Of q very large
number Of Chinese laborers, the arst ship
ment Of whom is expected to reach the
State in January next. Ons Of the largest
and most successful rice planters on our
coast takes two hundred and fifty Chinese,
and other planters take tens. twenties and
fities. No payment whatever is made by
the planters until the Chinese arrive and &c
to work on the plantations.
Applications for the Chinese are coming
in rapidly from every part Of the low coun'
try. and the movement has assumed such
proportions that We may hope to have in the
course Of few months all the Asiatio labor
We urgently require. Then may our sea-
coast become az rich and productive as ir
the days Of yore
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whites increase every day. Throughout
the State the people are confident and
cheerful. We have more hard money than
We had in 1860, and, in every sense of the
word, South Carolina has made as much
progress since 1866 as has been made BY
any one of her sister States.
This is the plain unvarnished fact, and
We trust that the Macon Telegraph will al
once publish our denial Of assertions which
are calculated to do this whole State serious
and lasting Injury.
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Affairs In south C.rolin..

A few days ago the Macon Telegraph,
doubtless with the purest motives, publish
ed an article in which it was stated that
the crops in South Carolina had almost en-
tirely failed, and that famine was expect
cd; that 8 largo part Of this State was un-
inhabitable by tho whites, who were fleeing
from the wrath to come; and, lastly, that
the prospects were that the lower and tide
water sections would be abandoned to the
negroes and relapse into wilderness and
barbsrism. This tissue Of misrepresents
tion is copied in every quarter, and appears
in the Memphis Avalanche with this start
ling heading:
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Dissulutian Of Gupartntrship.

COPanTSkR kRsHIP nOTICE-TH. Co
~ pARTNERSH heretofore existing between @.
BART and JN0. WIRTH. under the name Of BAA1
wIRra, is IHIs DAT dissolved. All persons indebt
60 to the said nrm will make payment immediately,
and all persons having claims against the said firm
will present them at once. Either party ts author
ized to sign in Liquidation. Q BARr.
JEO WIRIH.
Charleston. August u, 1869.
TIE FRUIT AND PRODUCE COMMISSION BU-
sINESS will hereafter be conducted at Nos. IS and
81 MARKETS STREET, by c. BART.
:, O. BART.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE THIS DAY FORM.
ED Copartnershjp. for the transaction Of the
FRUIT AND PRODUCE COMmI>hloN BUS1NE f.
at tho southeast corner Of Market and Church
streets, under the name and style Of JNO WiaTH
4 co. JOHN WIR1H.
HENRY BYER.
Charleston, August 10. 1859.
August Is