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Ensliiou Nntca.

Very low cut slippers. with tie
across the instep, are the farorites.
The shell-shapel straw hat meets
with only linied amount of popu-
larity.
JERSEYS are much worn, but only for
fatigue, shopping and travelling cos
tunes.
Short bodices, with long points back
and front, grow more and more nu-
merouS.
In Paris the tournure is growing
into crino.ine, anl often hoops are
worn under short skirts.
It is said that there will lie as many
positive colors worn this fall as inter.
mediate or miXel shades.
Parasols, sunshades and umbrellas
are in general large and of every pos
sible silk or cotton material.
Black stockings are worn with
dresses of any color AMI on all occa'
sions by both ladies and children.
When the material permits, the
hounce scalloped into the form of dog
tooth molding is most effective.
.Panniers are shcrt and full, made in
every variety OF shape, and often open
over the middle of the front breadth.
Tie Louis XIV. costume and every
thing which pertains to the Pompa-
dour period isImore than ever in
vogue.
Back drapery must be ample
whether it descends below the large
pouf or falls straight to the bottom of
the skirt.
Soft twill plaid silks make elegant
skirts worn under crepe de Chine or
Indian cashmere polonaise5 or basques
and draperies.
Underskirts are made very simple,
the most frequent trimming consisting
of simple pla ting or full ruche
around the bottom.
The newest French dresses have
narrow skirts for the Foundation, upon
which are superimposed 1ull draperles
and flonnceS.
Anything like regularity in the ar,
rangement Of drapery or dress orna
mentation is now considered the op'
posite of good taste.
Single colored muslins, in blue. pink,
ecru, apple green AMI lilac, and
trimmed with lace and ribbon, form
the prettiest Of summer costumes.
Many of tho imported polonalses are
cut with easement or heart-shaped
bodices, or in graduated Vandykes. the
longest reaching from the throat to the
belt in front. Underneath this open.
ing is set an embroidered plastron OF
satin or velvet. and sometimes it is
covered withiapplique work in silk ant
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-08-30
Victims of Temerity.

The suicidal recklessness with which
Captain Webb threw away his life re-
calls the words of Shakespeare:
60 hs die1
AS one II at had been studied
TO throw away the dearest thing he owned
AS 'twers Cal leless trltie."
The earliest records contain illustra
tions of the same temerity. There is
Milo, who, to show his strength, at
tempts to rive an oak by sheer muscle,
but is caught in the tree and is de-
voured by wolves. In later days there
is Green, the aeronaut, who attempts a
descent from balloon by the use of a
parachute and is picked up a corpse.
There is Sam Patch, of Genesee Falls
notoriety, who was possessed with a
mania for dangerous leaps, his compen.
sation being fame and a collection
taken up in the crowd. Like Webb, he
became the victim of his own
folly. During my boyhoCd Sam
Patch was rather a distinguished
character. I was then living at Sand
lake, and well remember that Isapc B.
Fox (who was then leading business
man returned from Western tour
aud mentioned that he saw Sam Patch
take his list leap. lie stool on a
plank pro ..ected over the falls, and a
breathles multitude saw him takehis
farewell to life. dying a. The fool dieth.
No one has since then essayed the
Genesee falls, and no one will ever
again attempt the Niagara whirlpool.
No one has undertaken the ascent Of
the MatterhOrn since Lord Doug,as
anil his companions, Hudson and
z eHadow, together with their guide, per-
ished in IL. attempt" He MT" IN
Troy Times.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-08-30
King Mtesa.

The death of King Mte~a, Of
Uganda, removes an African potentate
Of whom the record of travellers in the
dark continent gives rather pictur-
eslue glimpse than a complete and
satisfying description. Tie most
striking account of this parsonage is
certainly that given by NJ. Linant, a
lieutenant of Gordon Pasha by whom
he was sent to that princes capital on
the shores of Lake Victoria. Mtesa's
chair used to be placed on leopard's
skin in the hall Of audience, 50 that
the hind claws served as kind of
.footstool, while the tail stretched along
the floor in front of him. a number
O. charms and a large tusk were piled
up in a heap be ,ide him, and his grand
vizier and other courtier' Were con-
stantly employed in smoothing down
the creaseS in his trousers "a unique,
and, perhaps, the strangest mode OF
expressing complete se;vility ever de-
yised by barbarous despot.
Another traveller, Colonel Long, OF
the hhediyial army, brought back such
Il favorable description OF Mtesa, al
though he only saw him once. that
Ismail wished to send him magnii-
cent carriage. which General Gordon,
with his usual gooI sense, intercepted
en- route. The late khedive also sent
two sheikhs to convert Mtesa TO Mo-
hammedanism ; but they do not s; EN-
to have had much success, as he vas
strongly opposed to the doctrines OF
Islam. He des, ribed himself in q let
ter to Gordon Plsha as the son OF
Suna, king of Ugan;a,' and h a'so
said that he wanted to be good
friends with the English" After this
.tter. introducing himself as it were,
he showed every desire to keep on
amicaLl, terms with Egypt, and those
,riye ers and missionaries who reached
his state were generally well treated
by him. His lat r correspondence
consisted principally of requests for the
articles of Europe which had either
caught his fancy or seemed most suit
able to his wants.
\ looking-glass, gold and silver lace,
stamp with his Name on it and some
gold and silver coins, such rs sover-
eigns, napoleons and dollars, he asked
for repeatedly, and generally managed
to obtain. lie even sent some of the
watches he had received as presents to
Europe to he meaded, a2d showed in
many other little ways his desire to
learn more of the greas world he had
heard of in regions milder than his
torrid kiagd; IN r,und Lakes Albert
and Victoria, and to establish some
friendly relations with the Eur)Feaut
who had reached his territory in their
search for the sources of the Nile.
One incident in connection with his
government has been pre- er;ed, and as
it throws some light on the mode of
waging war in that part Of Africa, it
may be quoted. An island called
Sasse was the particular object of his
ambition; but its inhabitants pre-
ferred their liberty, and. being expert
divers, whenever Mtesa's war canoes
approached, they dived under meath
them, and, cutting the withes, sank
boats and crews together.-London
Time
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The Art Of Hny-lIaking.

Here are some timely suggestions on
hay-making which are not new, but
sre nevertheless useful and well
worth reproducing:
In cloudy weather glass dries but
slowly, and is liable to be stackel or
housed without sufficient curing.
Therefore the wisdom, when practi-
cable, of cutting meadows in far
weather. The precaution should also
be observed of cutting only so much
grass at one time as can he properly
handled.
Grasses dry much more rapidly il
cut after the morning dew is off than
they will if cut when the moving is
done. Rapid drying is an absolute
necessity when the best quality of hay
is desired. There is nothing that as
sists in quick curing more than good
tedder; farmers who have much grass
to harvest will do We'll to provide
themselves with so valuable an imple'
ment.
The true art Of hay-making cons sts
in curing grass just up to the point at
which it will do to put into the barn,
and no more, in order to arrest the loss
of sugar and starch at the earliest
possible moment. Grass quickly cured
is, other things being equal, more nu
tritious than grass longer exposed tt
shifting winds and scorching sunshine
~
day sufficient in which to expose the
grass before heing housed, while
others require two, even three days
Some prefer to let it lie on the ground
just as it was left by the mower;
others cure it in the windroW, and
still others cure it in the cock.
This difference Of practice in the
method of curing results chiefly from
shs difference existing in the curing
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-08-30
A Diamond Story.

Colored diamonds are supposed tc
be manufactured nowadays for the I'M
wary, but l have heard of new dodge,
saws letter in the Boston Journal.
"A photographer who has had consid-
cradle experience in expert detective
cases said to me: 1--WE have new u,e
for photography-the testing of pre-
cious stones. The business began in
this way: One day last year dialnonl
expert with quite reputation in the
business wai asked by a stranger to
buy Il remarkably fine diamond. Eight
thousand dollars was asked for it. The
expert tested itin every manner known
to the bus ness and examined it
carefully with g'ass. 1t was mag
niticent st,ne. of superb color and
shape. He o.rerel $1,000, and the man
took the money and went away. A
day or two after that the stone was
shown as a great largain to some
other experts, one Of whom, after eX'
amining it. closely for long tlme' de-
clared that there WIS something very
peculiar about the way in which the
light came through the stone. The
owner was advised to take it to me
and have it tested by 4 ray Of sunlight
sent through camera. Itwa' brought
to my studio with several other dia:
monds, ad whereas one diamond
would allow a beam Of light to pass
clear and straight, the seven-thousand-
dollar stone seemed to have something
in it which stopped the beam. \
powerful microscope WAS then brought
into play, and the fine diamond vas
found to be two stones Joined together
with marvellous dexterity by the aid OF
what is known as Cana,la balam, the
material used by all opticians in join
ing two lenses. Each stone was worth
about $780, and the loss on the trans
action was $500. The stones came
apart upon the application of certain
rhem;caiS"
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Spots may be removed from the car
pet by an application of ox.gall or am
monia and water.
10 remove mildew. rub the spot
we'll with soft-soap, then cover with a
mixture of soap and powdered chalk,
and lay upon the grass in the sun.
For macaroni with cheese, or for
Welsh rareblt, cheese which is too dry
for the table may be used; when it IS
grated and melted, if it seems at all
stiff, add a very little cream to moisten
it.
Curtains are draped much higher
than they used to be. 1t is no longer
considered essential that they shall
meet low down, but it is good form to
tie them back so that one may look out
of the window, or so that small table
may be placed close to the window.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-08-30
The Treatment of Dniry Cows.

Mr. J. A. Smith. a Western dairy
man, writing of the Importance of
feed and proper treatment OF dairy
cows, gives some excellent suggestions
on this topic. He says that dairymen
are often surprised at the light weight
of their milk the next morning after a
cold rsin-storm, through which their
COWS have suffered unstabled, and it is
only natural result Of such treat
ment. The cow does not eat as much,
for one thing; and another is, part OF
what she does eat goes to repair the
waste Of her system in withstanding
the effects of the storm and that keeps
a per cent. ont Of the milk pail, until
she has recovered from the effects of
such exposure. It is also true that a
cow, affected by short feed or painful
exposure, not only loses in the quantity
of her yield of milk, but in the amount
of fatty matter it contains. In awori
nature has so organized the cow that
she revenges herself on her owners
pocket, for cruel neglect and short
feed; and farmer might just as well
try to dodge taxes and wealth, as to
escape the unwise treatment Of a cow.
In point of fact, when thus treated,
she takes the cream first, and gives the
owner what skim-milk she cannot as
simulate. The only wayto get a profit
out of her is to fill her so full that she
runs over. and take the surplus for
your gold mine.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-08-30
The Good Old TImes,

- The more you find out about the
much ya1lnte1 good old times" says
an English paper, the better pleased
you are not to have lived in them. The
people did not only live like dogs but
theYfed like hogs. A pauper in
workhouse would kick now at the
meal which a noble used to devour
then. The roast beef OF old England
was unheard of: beef was only eaten
safttei and boiled, and bread was
great luxury, not in common use even
by the mobiles. The records Of the
Percy family, in the time of Henry
w., show the extreme coarseness of
the mode of living, and an extract or
two from the household book of that
famous family will give good idea of
the manner in which the most famous
noble of the time lived. The perman-
ent household numbered l66 persons
and the average of guests was fifty
and the whole of the washing for these
ZIG persons was for one year 40s.,
SUN probably equal to 81 in the present
day, most of which was for the chapel
linen.
From midsummer to Michaelmas
was the only time they indulged in
fresh meat, and the instructions say:
li.s My lord has on his table, for break
fast, at in the morning, a quart OF
beer and wine, two pieces of salt fish,
six red herrings, four white ones; and
ION flesh days, half chine of beef or
mutton boiled" Atdinner, men rank
ing as knights had table. cloth, which
was washed once a month; and as
they had no napkins, and the fingers
were extensively used in feeding, this
portion at least of their linen must
have been in sad condition. Until
the thirteenth century, straw was the
bed of kings, and before that date the
king and his family slept in the same
chamber. The first change was to
throw coverlid over the sleeper; then
another was used, and the persons un-
dressed, their linen being substituted
for blankets. Beatrice says shewould
"lief sleep in woolen," which shows
that such a thing was done even in
Shakespeare's time. The use of moth
ing but coarse dirty woolen next the
skin, seldom changed, and the heavy,
exciting nature Of highly-salted food,
on which all lived, of course tended to
produce those diseases for which hos
pi.a's were founded all over England,
hospitals for leprosy in particular
abolnding.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-08-30
An Alarmed Maiden.

"I'm S, alarmed, Lizzie" excla med
a St. Louis girl, who was engaged to
be married to a young army officer.
"He hasn't written me in three
days
"There is no occasion to get en-
cited" was the rea suring reply, che
is out of the reach of Indians; there is
no epidemi; where is stationed, ant!
when he lat wrote you he was in per-
feet health"
H"Oh, yes. know all that, Liz ie."
said the timid, agitated creature, but
then there's the army worna,'--Bgook:
laai EGqlel
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P.lpnLaR SCIENCE.

he d ttoch bridge, in British India,
when eomple essd Wtill have FIVE spans,
two Of sos feet eaeh and three OF 257
feet. 1t vii lsse entirely OF iron.
The con junction of two heavenly
bodies in eclipsesof the sun and their
opposition in eclipsesof the moon nave
no Influence, 81. z. Denza states on
themagnetic elements of the earth.
For: a period of forty-fonr years
zone OF the men employed in q ter
man slltra-marine had been observed
to suffer from consumption. The I'M
lnunity of the employees is attributed
TO the constant production OF sulphur
oas acid by the burning of sulphur In
the course of the making OF the ultra.
mar ne.
BrohTne's experiments seem to show
that in the plant there are two opera
sions taking place aking sugar from
carkonic. acid and the conversion OF
the same sugar into starch. Tbs is
net a very new fact, however. 1t is
well, though, ta be reminded OF it now
and again, if only for the sake Ct re-
freslIng the memory.
The number of eggs varies greatly
in different animals, as it is in propor-
: ton to the risks during development.
thus, tae eggs Of aquatic Tribes, being
unprotected by the parent, and being
largely consumed by many animals,
are multiplied to prevent extinction.
The spawn Of a single cod contains
millions Of eggs; that of the oyster
6,0e00 009. a queen bee, during the
+ Eve years of her existence, lays about
o3,goJeggs.
Take a slim glass tube, eight or ten
inches in length, closed at one end,
and as large az your finger, or, as one
might say, 81 iss tube a little larger
Than the usual style, put il an ounce
or two ofsoil, paste a pie OF paper on
Che outside of the glass so that its
s lower edge will e.even with the top
of the oil; add to the contents sof the
tuIe swo or three times as much soft
@ater-as The suspected sample, and
shake the whole well up for several
minutes. When the mixture las
settled, which will take an hour c- Two,
Z the contents of the glass will be di-
sided into three parts. Below the oil
will show, above will be the oil, and
above that again the water with the
alcohol ABSORBED from the oils.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-08-30
The Message OF the MILESTONE.

In the great church at Raskild. Nor
way, there is shown large milestone,
which was sent to the celebrated
Queen Margaret by Albert, king of
Sweden, in derision, intimating that
women should sharpen their ne dies,
instead of aiming at war. The wit,
which is very poor, was better an
swered b. the queen, who replied that
she would apply it to the edge of her
soldiers swords. She was rs good as
her word; she fought Albert in a
pitched battle; gave him an entire
overthrow and made him prisoner. In
that situation she kept him seven
years and then released hin on verV
la d conditions. I =. 70. -.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-08-30
News and Notes for Women.

When an officer came to arrest the
thieving boys of Wisconsin, woman
she tainted and died.
The walters a. the Thousand Island
Park hotel are girls mostly from the
Oswego normal school.
The Russian woman has loud ways
and loud, unpleasant voice. She al
most invariably smokes.
Mrs. Hendricks and Mrs. Mcdonald
are said to be better politicians than
their respective husbands.
A Western lady has been sent to an
insane asylum because she thinks she
has a bird singing inside of her.
A few establishments where women
may step to have their boots cleane
and p ;lished may be found in New
York.
Helen Taylor, stepdaughter Of John
Stuart Mill, is the first woman elected
to the presidency of standing COM
mittee on the London school board.
Mrs Henry Warl Beecher does not
be..r her years SO lightly as her:
husband, and she is described as
looking bent, wrinkled, broken and
old.
A reward of 81 has been offered by
the Atlanta Constitution, for the
woman who has learned the art Of
milling the street car bell at the right
moment.
Two Chicago girls tested their abil-
ity to hold their breath. One could
not begin breathing again when she
wished to, AMI was with difficulty re-
suscitated. u. -. ,>.sa
Miss Lee, daughter Of the late Will,
liam p. Lee, Of Ney York, who last
winter was declared the prettiest TN.
married woman in Rome, has been
betrothed to,,Mr.9 Denison, a wealthy
London banker.
Miss Lillard did not die in Cincin-
natl, though the doctors'said that she
could not possibly recover, and she re-
CARDS the restoration Of her health as
a miracle. Therefore, She is about to
open hospital in which prayer will
take the place of medicine.
Mrs. Myra Bradwell, Of the Chicago
Legal Neus, says an exchange, is one
of the intellectual and physical steam
engines of that city. tSheis editor and
proprietor of the Legal Neaos, an able
lawyer, a good wife, a model mother,
a splendid housekeeper, possesses social
qualities of very high order and does
more work every day Of her life than
twenty ordinary Chicago lawyers.
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Good Now. from Texas.

Mr.. THOMAS 4. Howard, Of Honey Grove,
Fannin County, Texas, under date OF ApQ o.
1883, writes as follows:
IT have been suffering during several years
from severe illness, and general breaking
down Of my physical system, and have tneo
the treatment and prescriptions OF many
doctors far and near, and travelled to the Aoi
Springs and other mineral springs famous
tor their remedial qualities, drlnklng tne
waters and bathing system Scally In theH
healing depths, but all to no avail. as lsteaolg
failed IN heath: and although Informed py
my physicians that my ailments and weak
nesses were the result of kidney disease OF 9
dangerous character, they could g1Te me
nothing to cure me. During the past tWe
years my sufferings at times were dreadfql,
and I had tho most indescribable pains IN the
regions about the kidneys, the .paro!ysms o.
which we're so severe as to render it lmpossl.
BILE for me to sleep. While in this deplora6le
and discouraged condition was persuaded
to try Hunts Remedy, and after using les:
than half bottle my great sutfer1ngs ano
paro1ysms of pain were entirely relieved, ano
could sleep better and longer than had IL
two years before, and although am now on
my third bottle only my improvement IS very
remarkable, and regret that did not know
of the wonderful curative powers OF Hunts
Remedy before, as it would have saved Ins
years of suffering. I heartily recommendsi J!
to all afflicted with any kidney disease ol
d;seoco of the urinary orpans.U
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Aherncthy. the great English surgeon, asEeda LADY
rho told him she only had cough: What woult
,ou have The plague % Beware Of "only coughs !
rhc worst cases can. however. DO cured by DR.. Win
Halls Balsam for the Lungs In Whooping CouRl
md Group it Immediately allays Inflammation. ana L
nIrc to prevent fatal termination OF tho disease
Sold by all druggists and dealers in medicine.
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FOR THE FAIR SEX.
The ohlne.o ,,alnlster,s VITO.

A recent letter from the national
capital says: Everybody in Washing
ton has been curious for months to.
catch a glimpse Of the { hinese minis
ter's young wife, but the Celestial
custom Of excluding the ladies from
the public gaze prevented any gratifi-
cation of the general desire. The old
diplomat himself, with his petticoats
and parasol, is frequently seen upon
the avenue, walking with shambling
gait The rarely rides) and all Of his
secretaries and male attendants are
familiar personagest to those who spend
much time out of doors. A few even
ings ago the minister left the Legal
tion, accompanied by what appeared
to be youthful-l ooking little boy, and
entered an F street car. He looked
like boy, and as he dressed very little.
different to the ministers and
others of the legation, casual
glance would certainly lead the.
spectator to conclude the little stranger,
was Of the male sex. Pretty soon the
minister's companion put out a foot
one of the daintiest imaginable-and
the truth began to dawn upon the
other passengers inthe car. The min
ister's wife was before them. The,
little lady looked about her curiously,;
as if she was enjoying great treat,
in being permitted to get out of doors
and look about her. She wore plain,
black or very dark purple silk. The
males wear swarths Of linen about the
ankles. but in her case the loose pan;
talets extended down to the shoes;
The yoke of her gown, or frock.
differed from that of her husband in:
being shirred like a Mother Hub
bard" Her heir was very long and
black, and was drawn up into roll
and ,pinned at the back Of her head
with turquoise jewels. Nothing else
was worn upon her head. at Seventh
street the pair alighted and greatly en-.
ioyed the walk down to Pennsylvania
avenue, gazing into shop windows on
the way, the minister's wife looking
with the wonder of child at the
sights around her. They strolled
leisurely along, as if out for the day,
and though they said little the curious
eyes of passers-by, as they turned to
look at the wife, evidently annoyed the
husband considerably.