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Bigclow. he took frequent opportunities
to call upon her, on some slight pretcxt or
another, but it always CHANGED to be at O
time when her brother was absent.
II wonder" said Philip carclessly, ns
he sat by the fire one evening, whether
Mr. Bigclow will not be looking out for q
wife before long?"
III don't know" said Esther, and In
her embarrassment dropping half-a-dozen
stitches from the stocking which She held
In her hand.
"Not that I approve of marTlage-at
least in my own case," said Philip, not
noticing this demonstration, "but it may
be different with MIR. Bigelow. Ho has no
sister to superintend his establishment.
don't know, however, whether there is
anybody likely to suit him in this village.
Let mo see-thcre is Miss Preston; sho
might do"
"No, don't think sho will suit him
ut oil" said Esther with O spirit which
considerably surprised her brother. "Shc
knows very little about housekeeping"
"Why, thought you and Miss Preston
were friends, said Philip little puzzled.
"Well, SO we are" returned Esther in
her usual tone "but IL hardly think she
would suit Mr.. Bigclow.'
"Pcrhaps not, he rcjoncd.
The gentleman continued his visits.
On one of these occasions, Mr.. Bgelow,
after little visible embarrassment, said :
~ would like to ask your advice, Miss
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The Small Arts In England.

It is quite wonderful to think how
strangely forgotten and lost the small
arts are in England. In some countries
the very children can carve in wood, in
others they can make artistic pottery; In
Egypt they embroider, inlay, and work
in iewelry: but in this country our peo-
pie can do nothing, and have learned
nothing, outside their trade. The ag-
ricultural laborer, it Is true, possesses a
very considerable and varied amount Of
knowledge-he is skilled in many ways;
but the mechanic, the factory hand,
the shopman, knows nothing and can
do nothing outside his trade, and, which
is worse, he considers every kind Of
handiwork as trade in itself, to learn
which would be learning another craft,
after taking all the trouble in the world
to acquire one.
Shall he who has learned to make
shoes also learn to make cabinets? And
shall the goldsmith also become stone
cutter? And is the evening as well as
the solid day to be given up to labor 2
And is it right to invade another mans
trade territory ?-Art Journal.
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THE ENGINEER oE.A STEAMER
Relates Some Experiences Connected
With Els Life Under Water.

Relates Some Experiences Connected
With Eis Life Under Water.
aIife under water monotonous, eh?'
Well, guess not. At least I don't find
it so. I've been there fourteen years of
and on, and have always managed to
find enough to occupy my time and at
tention." The speaker was an engineer
on one of the great ocean steamers, and
as he made the remark to reporter,
while standing on the pier, before his
vessel, he readjusted his loose blouse
with an awkward jerk, and gave his
head confident twitch.
"a fellow needn't let time lag on him
anywhere if he had only his eyes
opened" he added. "Now, to some it
would seem almost unbearable to watch
the continuous throb of the machinery
of a large steamer and hear nothing but
the everlasting click, click of. the
piston rods and levers, but to me they
all sound like music. I've become
partly dulled and insensible to them,
but even now often sit still and watch
and listen to their never varying beats
with that sort of satisfaction which
musician feels when he runs
his fingers mechanically yet skillfully
over the keys of his instrument. His
satisfaction arises from the fact that. he
has the instrument entirely under lls
control, and mine comes from a similar
cause. With a touch of my finger l
could propel thousands of tons at almost
any speed through the water, or send a
hundred lives into eternity. Indeed, l
feel that am the sole responsible party
on board for the lives of the passengers,
as it remains with me to keep my ma
chinery in such perfect condition as to
Withstand any ordinary sea or rough
storm.
"And again, take pride in keeping
everything around me shining like bur-
nished gold. If a spot of grease or dirt
gets on the rods or handles of any part
of the machinery, it cannot escape my
notice long. I go over every part Of the
engine room twice a day, and rub the
brass and steel rods with as MUCK pleas
ure as though I owned the steamer my
self. I sometimes amuse myself In
keeping a record of the number of miles
we run an hour and comparing it with
the records of previous trips. Ihave ON
a book in the engine room a curious
table of dates and figures, which shows
to me the exact time for every mile
made by different steamers which 1
have engineered across the ocean for the
last fourteen years. If anything more
than usual occurs, jot it down oppo-
site the date, and so make sort OF
diary of it. It speaks volumes to me,
and recalls many interesting memories. "
IN, Y, Tribune.
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A "Reminiscences Of "Josh Billings"

R. w. Hanscom, of this city, says that
he happened to be in Skowhegan in
1869, when the late Josh Billings lectured
there. The morning after the lecture
was rainy, and mud was ankle-deep in
the streets.
Josh glanced obviously out of doors
and then asked Hanscom, "Have you
any rubbers?"
"No," said Hanscom.
II tell you what I'll do," said Josh.
"rn flip cent to see whether you or I
shall take the other on his shoulders and
wade across the street from the hotel to
that shoe store and buy pair for both. "
Hanscom agreed. The cent was tossed
and he won. Josh took him "pig-back"
through the mud to the shoe store and
bought rubbers for both.-Lewiston
(Ie.) Journal.
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The "ordca1 Bean" of madagascar.

The "ordeal bean" of Madagascar,
which innocent people are supposed to
be able to eat with impunity, though it
is sure death to criminals, is described
in Complies Rendus as being a very
poisonous drug which kills by arresting
the respiration. Nevertheless, the
chemists are working it up into new
medicine, and one investigator hopes to
make it useful in palsy and other nerv-
GUS troubles.
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SERVANTS OF THE ARISTocRACY.

some of the Observations Made by Badeau
"A Labyrinth Of Labor.
In a great house thirty or forty indoor
servants is q common number, and often
there are as many more in the stables,
and still as many others in the gardens,
or the glass, as the conservatories are
called. One nobleman whom I knew
was master of the hounds and kept sew
snty horses, and for every two horses a
man. At ON entertainment in the coun-
ry-a sort of pageant or play-l heard
some one say that 100 of the servants
came into the great hall and stood behind
the guests. The remainder were on duty
elsewhere. Several times, in large estab-
ishments, asked permission to visit the
offices; and the kitchens and still rooms
and sculleries, the larders and laundries,
the gun-rooms and plate-rooms and
brushing-rooms, the housekeeper's room,
The pantries, and the servants hall, made
= labyrinth of labor difficult to explore.
In making the rounds I was taken to
the nurseries and the school-rooms, for
tutors and governesses are only higher
sort of servant in England. They live
and eat apart from the gentry, and often
get less wages than valeis and ladies'
maids. saw, too, the bedrooms where
che maids were making up clothes, all
rising when their mistress entered. l
visited the stables and the carpenters
shop, even she butchery and the brewery
for many of the large proprietors kill
their OVID meat and brew their own beer.
Each servant is allowed beer money, as
well as wages. or else supplied with so
many glasses, or sometimes literally
horns of beer.
Usually the servants OF the arls-
tocracy are allowed five meals a day.
Their early breakfast is at Z, before the
family has risen; there is lunch for them
ct II, dinner at o'clock, tea at 6, and
supper at 8. At most of these meals
meats are provided, and at two or three
Of them beer is served. The food is well
cooked and ssvory; they sit down to
soup and pastry, to fruits and vegetables
in their season; and altogether table is
vpread better than many of what is
cSlled the middle class can afford. In
deed, servants in England can hardly be
said to belong TO the lower class-cer-
calmly not the retainers of the aristoc-
racy. The attendance in the servants
bali is excellent, decorum Is maintained,
and the more punctilious perform among
themselves many of the ceremonies they
have watched from behind the chairs of
the noh;Ity.-Adam Badeau's Letter.
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~ beg your pardon for intrudtng, madam >
to the house Of the late Mr.. Welllleet? I
have heard that it was for sale, and from
the description have heard of 1t, Judge
it will suit me" -
"It is the next house on the left, sir, !"
answered Esther.
Two days afterwards Esther heard that
Mr.. WellIlcet's estate had been purchased
by stranger, named BlSeloW. She al
once conjectured, and rightly, that this
was the same with her visitor. A feW
days elapsed, and Esther Manson received
another visit from the gentleman:
"I haveafavor to ask ofyou, Miss Mon
son, he commenced Ut seems he had as
certained her name) RI am aware that
our slight acquaintance will hardly justify
it, but trust time will remove this objec-
tiou, You must know" he added smil-
ING, "that am O bachelor dependent in
many respects upon my housekeeper, who
though O good woman in her way. am
afraid Is not reliable In matters OF taste.
AS nv furniture has arrived, but has not
vet been arranged, I would esteem 1t
real service IL you would give me your
opinion in some little matters respecting
its proper disposition. My carriage Is at
Guo QOOE Iotuy w S1AAy Joo 49,: =,
"But," said Esther q little hesitatingly.
"I do not claim to have much taste.
fear shall prove no more reliable In that
respect than your housekeeper." =,
IL have but to look about me-" said
Mr.. Bigelow politely" to be fully satisfied
upon that point"
It was not without a little conscious
ness of the singularity of her position.
that Esther found herself riding by the
side Of q gentleman with whom she had
scarcely exchanged half-a-dozen words.
The distance, however, was but short,
and she had little time for reflection.
The furniture, which, by the way. was
new and handsome, had been arranged in
the rooms after fashion, but Esther was
able to point out several changes for the
better, with all of which MIR. Bigelowpro-
fessed himself delighted; he, moreover,
asked her advice as to the proper placein
which to hang several fine pictures thathe
had picked up in the course Of his travels.
This was accorded with some hesitation.
Mr.. Bigclow would not he satisfied
without showing his ncw-found acquain-
tance all over the house, from kitchen to
garret.
When all was completed, he overpow-
cred her with protestations Of gratitude
for her kind service, and landed her rat her
own door just five minutes before her
brother came N.
Esther was rather glad of this, as she
was O. little suspicious that her brother
would consider her adventure rather O
Quixotic one.
To avoid comment, she did not oven in
form Phillip that she had ever met Mr.
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The Northern Pacific's Big Tunnel.

The big tunnel on the Northern Pacific
railroad is the largest in America except
the Hoosac. It will be $3.50 feet long.
It is located on the Cascade branch
about half way between Columbia river
and Tacoma. The tunnel will be bored
through solid rock. The summit of the
mountains is 1850 feet above the tunnel
so that there has been no possible chance
to make an air shaft and the work is
prosecuted from both ends. The tunnel
will enable the Northern Pacific to cross
the same range of mountains at an ele-
vation of 1850 feet that the Central Pa
cific crosses at an elevation of 1900 feet.
New York Tribune.
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Curiosities at the Naval Academy.

There are many interesting sights in
the academy buildings. Among others
is full-rigged ship about twenty feet
long, absolutely complete in every par
ticnlar, even to the tiny hammocks rolled
up and fastened under the gunwale. In
the museum is breech-loading cannon
which was originally carried to Peru by
Pizarro. On the walls of the chapel are
tablets oommemorating those graduates
who have lost their lives in the perform
ance of some act of heroism. Annapolis
Cor. Chicago News.
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Greeks and Romans on Horseback.

Both the Greeks and the Romans rode
horseback without stirrups, and either
upon the bare back or upon saddle pad
which was mostly covered Or concealed
by piece of colored cloth thrown over
it, but never upon regular saddle made
like ours upon frame, which was late
invention towards the decline of the
Romaa empire. The women rode side
wise like our own upon a pad. The same
fashion was also adopted by men.-Bos-
ton Budget.
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The Magnetic Influence OF the Moon.

The Magnetic Ihhuence OF the Noon'
An Austrian savant has ascertained
that the moon. has an influence on a
magnetized needle varying with its
phases and its declination. The phenon-
enon is said to be more prominently
noticeable when our satellite is near the
earth, and to be very marked when she
is passing from the full to her first or
second quarter. The disturbances are at
their maximum when the moon is in the
plane of the equator, and greater during
the southern than the northern declina-
tion.-Boston Budget.
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How Savages Harden Their Children

In the Chinese maritime reports it is
stated that the Anis savages of South
Formosa harden their children" by
bathing. The infant is thrown into a
tub of cold water on the day of its birth,
and month afterward is taken to the
river or sea and allowed to struggle un-
til tired out. The Amis children can
swim long before they are able to walk.
It is said that the hardened" ones be-
come strong because they were born so;
the treatment knocks out the weak
ones.-Chicago Tribune,
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The coustantinople Fire Department.


Whilst walking along Tramway street,
there was a CRY of "yangoon var! yangoon
rarln (shere Is irel there is freD and
three barefooted men, dressed in tho
scantiest linen clothes, come charging
psll-mell through the crowded street,
Hourishing long brass hose nozzles to
clear the way; behind them comes a
crowd of about twenty others similarly
dressed, four of whom are bearing on
their shoulders a primitive wooden
pump, while others are carrying leathern
water buckets. They are trotting along
at lively pace, shouting and making
unnecessary commotion, and lastly
comes their chief on horseback; canter-
ing close at their heels, as though to
keep the men well up to their pace
Cor. Outing.
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Tie tro parties met.

The tlr0 parties met.
were at the same moment walking up the
street. The two parties met.
"Good Heavens my sister," exclaimed
Philip.
"Merclful goodness my brothcr!" re-
turned Esther.
What brings you here with MIR. Bigc-
low"
NAY, how happens it that you arc here
with Miss Prcston?"
"Miss Preston Is now my wife
"And Mr. Bigclow is now my husband" ="
"But I thought you were much opposed
to matrimony."
"And I supposed you were equally So
"My friends" intcrposcd Mr.. Bigclow,
"this Is day Of surprise, but l trust OF
such @ nature that we shall all be made
the happier thereby MY regret, MI
Manson, at robbing you Of your house
keeper is quite dissipatcd by the knowl-
edge that you have so soon supplied her
place"
Tho sensation excited IN the village by
the return of the two brides with their re-
spective husbands may be imagined.
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to speak.
"Need say that you are the one whom,
Of all others, I would seek to place in
that position?"
Hetook her unresisting hand and kissed
1t with all the gallantry Of o young lover.
"But what will my brother say?" in
quired Esther, when she found voice to
speak.
"What should he say? You ore your
own mistress, surely?"
eyes, but he is always ridicullng the
idea Of marriage. and I couldn't venture
to tell him."
"No need Of 1t. Let's run away to New
York and get married. You know" he
added gaily, "wo aro both young and
romantic, and it would be quite In char
acter."
After some demur Esther consented, and
that day week was appointed for the de-
parture.
Meanwhile, If Esther had not been SO
EXCLUSIVELY occupied with her own affairs,
she might have noticed that O change had
come over Philip.
Hewas often absent evenings, and when
at home was silent and distracted.
The former she readily attributed to the
cause which he assigned, namely, pres
sure of business.
The latter she did not observe, her
mind being preoccupied.
We, who are in the secret. may follow
him on one of his business calls.
It was ct neat cottage, from whose
front door dangled an immense knocker,
that Philip Manson knocked.
The door was opened by the same Miss
Preston who, some months before, he
thought "might dc" for Mr.. Bigelow.
"Good evening, Maria, was his saluta-
ton as he entered.
After O brief conversation about the
weather, the crops, and other standard
topics, he began to show signs Of embar-
raSsment, and finally calculated:
"Maria--Miss Preston-I mean Maria,
what are your opinions about marriage?"
why" said she, II hardly know. I
don't think have given much considera-
ton to the subject" .......
because" continued Philip, ~ find
naT opinions have suffered q great change
on this point. There was a time when I
thoughtit 1t unwise, but now, II I could get
q good wife, such as you, for example,
should be inclined to try It,"
"Oh, lor! Mr.. Manson" said Miss
Preston, in perturbation; chow you talk j.
In five minutes Miss Preston had &C
cepted.
1.-THE only thing I think Of" said the
gentleman after @ pause, "ls that my
sister Esther is decided enemy to mar
rlage, and I hardly dare to tell her that I
am about to marry. If we could only 60
away and have the ceremony performed,
1t would be pleasanter.
"Suppose we go to New York." sug-
gested the bride-elect.
"a good idea. We will 60. When can
you be ready?"
"Next Monday morning."
So next Monday morning was agreed
upon. Itso happened that Esther was to
start on Monday for the same place, with
the same purpose In view.
Tho reader will please go forward O.
week.
By this time the respective parties have
reached New York, been united IN the
holy bonds of matrimony, and are now
legally husband and wife.
On tho morning succeeding the two
marriages, for by singular chance they
happened on the same day, Mr.. Bigelow
and Esther started out for walk down
thestreet.
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|. DOUBLE SURPRISE.

In large square, old fashioned house
lived Philip Manson and his sister
Esther. Philip had reached the mature
age Of forty, and Esther was close to him.
Still, each had pursued solitary pathway
through life, seeking no companionship
save that Of the other, till there was rea-
son to believe that they would continue to
follow the same course till they were gath
cred into the family tomb.
Early one afternoon, Esther was start
led by rap at the door.
She opened the door; a gentleman Of
forty-five, carefully, nay elegantly dressed,
stood before her.
~ beg your pardon for intruding,
madam" said he, as he noticed Esthers
look Of surprise; "but can you direct me
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THE PLANT HUMAN.

Season Of SHOWS, and season Of flowers,
Seasons of loss and Of gain;
But since grief and Joy must alike be ours,
Why do we still complaint
Ever our failing since time begun,
Omy intolerant brother
We want just little too little q one,
And much too much Of the other.
James Whitcomb Riley.
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Facts About tho National Debt.

One-third of the public debt bears no
interest. The interest-bearing debt is
$1,27O,OOO,OO0. Two hundred and
eighteen millions of this bears per cent,
$3.50. 100000 41-2 per cent, and $685.
100000 4 per cent. Sixty-t!re millions
of Pacific railway bonds bear per cent.
interest.
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The English language is spoken by
1Q0,OOO,oOO people, the French by 45,Oo0,'
600 and the German by 60,00O,0OO.
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Live so your children may put their
feet in your tracks and be honorable
Rev. Sam Jones.
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GREENVILLE EyPRESS

GREENV1LLE EXPRESS
Going West, Daily Through Train
Depart Charleston ......... ........... 1.20 Ill
Depart Branchyille ..... ..... "....... 8.51 m
Depart Orangeburg..... 9.l4 ID
Depart Kingyille.- .....".. 1905 m
Due at COlumDla... ......"...lU.4U Il III
Going East, Daily Through Train.
Depart C0lumDla. ...... ..... ........9.Zi y III
Depart Kingville.. .........6.07 m
DepartSt. Matthews. "."..."....6.3O N
Depart Orangeburg.. 6.55 NJ
Depart Branchville... 7.3O m
Due at Charleston. .9.O0 III
ACCOMMODATION LoCALTRAIN.
Going West, Daily.
Depart Branchvillc. ........ ......."7.30 p III
Depart Orangeburg. "...... ..........S.04 p m
Depart st. Matthews. ................".S.4O p I'D
Depart Kingville ....."."....""....9.09 p m
Due at COlumbia......... ........".".10.00 p m
Going East, Daily.
Depart Columbia. .."........".....7.45 a IN
Depart Kingville. ....."..."....S.35 m
Depart st. Matthew'S. .."..... ........9.05 a N
Depart Orangeburg. ".."..." .9.43 a m
Depart Branchville.."....." ........lO.ZO q II
Due at Charleston..."... ....."....12.32 p II
CAMDEN TRAIN.
West, Daily, Except Sunday.
Depart Kingville. 15aT G.12 p m
Due at Camden. .....19.47 p m 7.4a p nj
East, Daily, Except Sunday.
DEPART Camden. ;. ....-..7.0 90 III 3.15 p M
Due at Kinsgville.. 1880 a m 5.47 p m
AUGUSTA DIVISION.
West, Daily.
Depart Branchville-
2.35am s.5oam 1885 p IN
Depart Blnckville-
4.1Sam 9.47am S.33 p IN
7.3Oam 11.4O III 1880 p m
East, Daily.
Depart Augusta
7.9Oam 4.45pm 1876 p nj
Depart Blackvillc-
9.l2am G.34 pm ILL a IN
Due at Branchville-
BAl,NwELL X. Il.
West, Daily except Sunday.
Depart Blackvlle.........9.55 a m S'4o In
Due Barnwcll. ............10.40 p III 9.l0 p III
East.
Donart Barnwell. ......... ..s.24 a m 5.15 p III
| Due Blackyille. 40 An 600 p III
WAY EREIGHT AND PAssENGEN TRAIN.
Daily, except Sundays. Stops at all stations'
| Depart Branchville. "........G.2O III
| Due Columbia..... ...'...'."9..o III
Depart Columbia. ................ ..'"o.oo III
Due Branclirillc..... ....."..."..:.'''9'Z2p y Ill
Passengers to and from stations on Calll'
den Branch change cars at kingville.
Passengers to or from stations on Angus
ia Division change cars at BranehYillc,
also at Blackville for 3arnwcll.
Connections made at Columbia with co,
lumbia and Grecnville Railroad by train al.
irving at Columbia at 10.4O n. NJ. and de-
parting ut 5.27 ?. NJ. Connections made al
Columbia Junction with Charlotte, Colum,
bia ana Augusta Railroad, also by
these trains to and from all points
on both roads. Connection made at Charles
ton with steamers for New York on WcdncS3'
days and Saturdays; also, with Savannah
and Charleston Railroad to allpoints South
| Connections are made at Augusta Will:
Georgia Railroad and Central Railroad tC
and from all points West and South,
Connections made at Blackvillc with Barn
well Railroad to and from Barnwc!l by
evening trains.
Through Tickets can be purchased to al
points South and West by applying to
d. &. ALLEN,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
JOHN Is. PECK, General Manager.
j. G. POsTELI, Agent ut Orangcburg.