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comes as rightfully picturesque part
of the scene as the beetling cliffs of the
mountains. After brief halt at this
hotel we ride on past Loch Achray,
over the old Brigg of Turk, through
Duncraggan, still little struggling
hamlet, by Lanrick Mead, the ancient
gathering place of the Clan-Alpine, and
along the shores of Loeb Vennachar
until the pretty town of Callander
comes in sight. Coilantogle Ford (de-
spoiled of it's little waterfall since Glas-
gov tapped the lakes for its water sup
ply and Leny water also are passed,
and we are soon out of this region of
enchantment and within the unroman-
tic confines of a railway station.
ft STIRLING.
The ride to the old town of Stirling
occupies but little time as the distance
is only sixteen miles, and we have sew
eral hours to spend in wandering over
the old castle, the burial grounds old
and new, and in visiting the High
Church, and Guild Hall. To this pleas
ant round is added an appetizing din
ner at the Golden Lion. Stirling Castle
is one of the four Scottish strongholds
kept upon an armed footing in pursu-
ance with the agreements of the union
with England. Like Edinburgh Castle
it ia idantifia6 with soDoo Of tbo ,,,oet
stirring events in Scottish history 1t
Graded race of kings and its grim
walls witnessed many a cruel and
bloody deed in the days when might
was right. The situation of the castle
upon the summit of rock with precip-
itous sides, give it an outlook which is
unmatched in all Europe. The town is
below. Directly beneath the parapet
is meadow, still marked by all its an
cient boundaries and divisions, where
the royal sports took place. Farther
away to the right is the beautiful vale
of Monteith, while the SUBMITS of the
Grampian Hills lift themselves in the
blue distance. The winding Forth tar
ries along the valley as if it were 10th
to leave so much lovliness. And YET
there is scarcely an acre of this fair ex,
panse that has not been drenched will
blood. The fields about Stirling have
witnessed many fierce encounters. Two
miles away lies Bannockburn. TIL,
castle itself has been under siege sever
al times, and has seen varying fortunes
just north of the castle is the Heading
Hill where recalcitrant noblemen wer,
forced to sever connection with thei
caputs. Across the valley of the Forth
on Abbey Craig, rises the new anG
stately Wallace monument like a soil
tary sentinel.
EDINBURGH.
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WHAT Nor TO KILL.-The French
Minister of Finance has done a good
deed in causing placard to be posted,
which it would be wise for citizens of
all countries to have before their eyes.
1t tells farmers, sportsmen, boys and
others what creatures not to kill, as fol-
lows:
Hedgehog-Lives mostly on mice,
small rodents, slugs and grubs-ani-.
mails hurtful to agriculture. Don't kill
the hedgehog,
Toad-Farm assistant; he destroys
twenty to thirty insects per hour. Don't
kill the toad.
Mole - is continually destroying
grubs, larvae, palmer worms and insects
injurious to agriculture. No trace of
vegetation is ever found in its stomach.
Don't kill the mole. .......
Birds-Each department loses sever
al millions annually through insects.
Birds are the only enemies able to con-
tend against them vigorously. They
are the great caterpillar killers and ag-
ricultural assistants. Children, don't
disturb their nests.
Lady -bird-Never destroy, for they
are the best friends of farmers and hor-
ticulturists, and their presence upon
aphis-ridden plants is beneficial.
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orders ior auction bills by morning mails can
usually be filled and returned on evening trains
same Day Our facilities for Half and Whole-Sheet
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Marriage Certificates

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to 20 cents each. CALIFORNIAN OFFICE- :
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MORE THAN A MILE A MINUTE
There has recently been a controversy
among railroad engineers as to the
speed of trains, some cOntending that
it was impossible to go at the rate of
mile a minute. Recently a test was
made on the fast train of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, between Philadelphia
and New York, which makes no stop
for distance of 80 miles, between Ger
mantown Junction and Jersey City.
Five miles were passed over in exactly
four minutes and 554 seconds. At an
other point three miles were made in
two minutes and sc seconds. No extra
speed was made on this train, which
consisted of four cars, containing 163
passengers. The engineers of the Penn
sylvania railroad assert that there are
dozen trains day that make mile
minute on every trip.-RailrOad Jour
nal.
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VOLUME 43---NUMBER 22O1.

four fives. Portland won't be inclined
to change bills hereafter for strangers.
Keep your eyes open, friend, next time.
Hartford EUening Post.
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of the Schynige Platte, which endan-
gered his life and caused him serious
bodily injury. .1sG9s1u .sa ll-r..-
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Special Correspondence of the Caledonian- 81
The Tourjee Excursion, Party in Eu-
rope.
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EDINBURGH.

We reached Edinburg, and the mai1
body of the Tourjee party which haC
gone from Glasgow day in advance o.
us, late in the evening; yet it was but
little after dusk. The summer days
are long in this northern latitude and
especially well adapted to the wants OF
persistent sight-seers, though rath-
er discOuraging to the gas compa-
nies. A nights rest brought us into
good condition for another long days
work among the many interesting OBJ
jects of this beautiful and historic city.
Edinburgh is one of the most picturesque
cities in Europe. 1t has an ancient side
and fresher aspect, and the old and
the new confront each other on every
hand. Still, old Edinburgh stands most
ly by itself while a beautiful garden
which has blossomed forth from an un-
slightly morass, marks on one side the
beginning of the new. Monuments and
statues rise everywhere, and high above
"'i CIV wv Siiih "dilS VI JuC dICl0Hb
castle. A visit to the castle and an
inspection of its keeps and dungeons,
and of the jewelled regalia of Scotland,
occupied nearly half the day. Then we
went to st. Giles's church, and the Par
Lament House, and tried vainly to get
into the house of the preacher Knox.
Next we paid visit to HOlyrood and
wandered through the apartments of
the unfortunate Queen Mary and Darn
ley, gazing upon the very spot where
Rizzio was murdered and where, the
guide will tell you, blood spot still
remains. 1t is often asserted that
"bloOd will tell" but it requires credu-
lity of more than the ordinary sort to
believe that the discOloratiOn of the
floor where Rizzio is said to have fallen
is a verification of the saying. On
leaving Holyrood we rode around Ar
thurs Seat, and out into the country to
Craigmillar Castle and on our return
to town had ample time to climb Calton
Hill, and to the top of the stately Scott
Monument, besides inspecting the
Prince of Wales East Indian trophies
which were on view at the Museum OF
Science and Art. ATHENIAN.
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NUMBER TWO.

a charming journey through Scotland
Gtasgoao-Loch LOno,ed : The Iro-
sachs Stirling and ats Historic Castle
-Edinburgh and its interesting sight.
IMPERIAL HOTEL, sf-.
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, July, 1879
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LOCH KATRINE.


Walter Scott has enriched this whole
neighborhood by the exuberance of
his poetic fancy, and especially the
mountains and glens around lovely
Loch Katrine, as we'll as the lake itself.
"The Lady of the Lake" is almost as
good a guide book through this region
as Blacks; and Scott's glowing lines
fittingly describe the scenery of to-day
as well as the picture it presented to
Fitz James enchanted vision. Loeb
Katrine is not one third the size of
Loch Lomond, but its shores are wilder
and more romantic. The sail across it's
bosom is all too short, and we are COM
PEELED to turn our admiring gaze from
Ellen's Isle to the "brakes" in which we
are to journey through the Trosachs and
on to Callander, and into which the
throng of passengers is milling with
a decided preference for top-seats. B.
THE TRosACHs. w
The American who goes abroad with
a tendency to measure, every cascade
with Niagara, every streamlet with the
Mississippi, and every mountain glen
with the Yosemite, will find the Tro
sachs tame and uninspiring. They
comprise only little pass between
mountains of moderate height, but the
scenery is beautiful, especially when
the traveller emerges at the eastern end
and comes upon the lovely little basin
wherein the picturesque Loch Achrav
reposes. Upon the shores of this water,
and with romantic outlook, stands a
turreted and castle-like hotel which be-
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04
Beautiful Incident.

A beautiful illustration of the
sweetness and power of child's sim-
pie faith is given in an incident relat-
ed of Fecent wFeck of the new
steamer "AIassachusettsn on Long
leland Sound. Among the many
passengers were two mothers, each
with child, who were noticeable for
their calmness during the hour Of
greatest peril and anxiety, when it
9eemed that the vessel must shortly
go to pieces. A passenger from tho
city of Philadelphia says his atten-
tion was first called TO them by their
voices in singing. Going toward them
he ''found little boy standing there
with his life preserver on, and the
little fellow was just Joining with his
mother in singing one of Moody and
Sankey's hymns-a hymn of trust
and confidence" AS the hours pass
ed on, mothers and children sat
there together singing or converting
calmly, ready for whatever God had
in store for them. They were fully
aware of their danger, but their faith
was unshaken in Him who said,
"When thou passest through the wa:
ters, I will be- with thee and through
.. -
the rivers they shall not overflow thee.
Fear not for I am with thee" And
when rescue came, and the passengers
were safe on another vessel, those
same sweet voices werc again heard
singing, this time in a ringing strain
of praise for their deliverance and SO
powerful was this example oyer their
fellow-passeEgers, that there wss
quickly q gathering about them Of
those who were saved from impend-
ing death and prayer, and the songs
Of joy, and glad words Of gratitude
went up from one and another, until,
as one says, sit was the best prayer
meeting l ever attended" There,
surely, was praise perfected out of
the months of the little one. And it
is such trust es tha.it wWhiSh we msy
look for in the children of our Sunday
Schools, who are brought and trained
to confidence in the Lord Jesus as
their all-suf1icient and their ever-pres-
ent Saviour.
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Courts Martial.

Things are beginning to look squal-
ly says the Winnsboro News and Her
alA. Those adjutants who foolisGly
accepted Office in the State militia,
looking only to the gold lace, brass
buttons and the glory of the dress
parade, will now tremble in their
boots at the imminent danger they
are now threatened with, Of death
sentence by drum-head court-mar-
tial. And as all tie worthless weap.
ons will have been changed by De-
cember for others of a deadly nature,
the condemned can indulge in no
pleasing hope Of 2 cap swapping or .
gun bursting and hosting the execu-
tioner with his own petard. By a
singular omission no provision is
made for killing off several hundred
governors aides at the same time.
This is discrimination of the most
fagrant nature. A court-martial
should be organized to sec that every
colonel in the service, whether OF
staff or line, have pair of spurs at
least six inches in diameter, and not
less than forty.eight brass buttons on
the breast and sixteen on the cost.
tail. The adjutants must not suffer
alone. If they do they will ever be
monrncd'as martyrs TO The cause, and
their death will be avenged.
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TribuIations of a Local Editor.
Once upon a time local edi

Once upon time local editor
dreamsd that he was dead and iu an
other world. He approached the
gate Of a CITY before him and knocked
for admittance, but no one answered
his summons. The gate remained
closed against him. Then he cried
aloud for an entrance, but the only
respoase was score Of heags appear
ing above the wall on each side Of
the gate. At eight Of him the owners
of the heads set up a dismal howl,
and one of them cried: "Why didn't
you notice the big egg gave your"
at this horrid and most unexpected
interrogation the local turned in the
direction of the voice to learn it's
owner, when aenother q voice ahrieked !;
..'WhSsre's the piece you were going
to write about my soda fountain ?"
and close upon this was the awful de-
mand: "Why did you write a piece
about old Poddle's fence and never
say a word about my new gate?"
Whatever answer he was going to
frame to this appeal was cut abruptly
off by the astonishing query: "What
did you spell my name wrong in the
programme for!" The miserable
man turned to flee, when he was root
ed to the spot by this terrible de-
mand: "Why did you put my mar
riage among the deaths?" He was
on the point of saying that the fore
man did it, when g shrill voice loudly
cried: ".1ylat made you put in my
runaway, and spoil the sale Of my
horse" And this was followed by
the VOICE of female Historically
proclaiming: "This is the brute that
eotched my poetry, and nude me RI
dicalous." Whereupon hundreds of
voices screamed: "Where's my arti-
Gle? Give me back my article" !"
And in the midst of the horrid din
the poor wretch awoke, perspiring at
every pore and screaming for help.
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Fair for Manageable Daughters.

Baby shows have become matter
of common occurrence but what shall
we say TO an annual fair for marri-
ageble young girls? Such o rsllow
took place a short time since, and is
Of immemorial custom among the
Roumanians. AS the time for tho
fair approaches, the father whose
children are marriageble collecs what
they can afford as o dowry. What
ever this consiete Of it is packed, il
possible, into cart or carriage, and
on the appointed day they all-fath-
ers, phildfen, and abattelSS.stsrt' for
some tryating place, generally chosen
among the western mountains OF
Pennsylvania. When the fair is OPP
ened, the fathers climb to the topof
their carriages, and shout with the
whole power of their lungs, Il haves
daughter to marry. Who wants q
wife?' The call is answered by some
other parent WHO has q son he 10
anxious to pair off. The two parents
compare notes, and, If tire marriage
portion is satisfactory, the treaty liz
then and there concluded. Thc'young
man takes possession Of his wife and
all her goods and chettels, and drives
off merrily. If, on the other hand,
the match is not equal, or for some
reason or other unsatisfactory, then
the parents begin to cry their five
merchandise once more. 4,
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Too Late.
dld.

The following incident took place
in Washington County, Texas. The
jury of n circuit court, before whom o
miserable wretch had been tried, re-
turned verdict Of "guilty," and sug.
gcsted the whipping post" The
court adjourned for dinner. Immedi-
ately after dinner the defendants
counsel, without consulting his unfcr-
tunatc client, moved for new trial,
and commenced reading the motion.
"Hold on!" whispered the client,
pulling at the counsers coat-tails.
"Don't read that!" -
"Let me eione,' muttered the law
yer, irritably; "I'll attend to you
when I've read the Motion
"But don't want you to read the
notion yhined the agitated culprit.
"Don't want me to read it2 Why not =?
What's the matter? I'm going to get
you new trial !"
"But I DON'T want o new trial." ex.
claimed the wretch.
"Don't want, one Why not?" re.
turned the other hoatedly, frowpine
from under ri" eyeglasses. 80
"Cause it's too late," urged tht
client. "While you were all out t
dinner the sheriff took me out, ant
he's whipped the very hide off me-"
The motion was summarily with
drawn. :. ! "
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A T0uchjRa Incident.

A lady in the Street met little
girl between two and three years
cid, evidently lost, and crying bitter
ly. The lady took the baby's hand
and asked where she was going.
"Down town to find my papa," was
the sobbing reply.
"What is your papa's p" ask
cd the lady.
ellis name is papa,
"Bat what is his other name
What does your mamma call him?"
"She calls him papa" persisted
the little creature.
The lady then tried 10 lead her
along: "You hao better come with
me. I guess you came from this
way" :
"Yes; but ! don't want to go bach.
I want to find my papa" replied the
littl e girl, crying afresh US If her
heart would break.
"What do you want of your papa ?"
asked the lady.
81 want to kiss him
Just ut this time a sister Of the
child, who had been searching for
her, came along and took possession
OF the little runaway. From inquiry
it appeared that the little ones papa,
whom she was so earnestly seeking,
had RECENTLY died, and she tired OF
waiting Tor him to come home, had
gone ont to find him. Cleveland Her.
aid.
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AIbinos.


Albinos are individuals in whom,
by some defect in their organization.
the substance or pigment which gives
color to the skin, hair, and eyes, is
absent or deficient. These persons,
whether Indian, negro, or white. are
of uniformly dead, milky hue, with
hair of the same shade, and frotu the
eyes being deficient in the black, or
blue, or hazel pigment, the iris is of
n deep red, and the circle around the
pupil is Of pink color; hence they
are commonly spoken of US having
pink eyes. The name Alblno was
originally applied by the Portuguese
to the white negro on the coast OF
Africa. The Albinos generally lack
the strength Of other men, and are
also deficient in mental capacity. The
phenomenon is supposed to result
from a diseased organization, but its
ultimate cause 10 not known. White
COWS and white blackbirds are speci
mems of Albinos, ais are also white
mice. '.. ~ - S~