If
I.-
TEN TO SEVEN.
I met a little city boy
Itcturniu from the field.
He bore a club beneath his arm
As big as he could wield.
\Vaterbury watch and chain
With pride fie did display ,
"My little lad" ( said I ) , ' ! fain
Would know the time of day. "
A. smile lit up his merry face
As though 'twas born of Heaven ,
"I played. " he cried , "on second base ,
And It is ten to seven. "
"Tnj wa'.ch is wrong , my little man ,
It is but half past two ,
And since my time is right , how can
It be so late with you } "
Then did the little lad reply ,
We jilayt-d the Keds of Devon ,
At twelve fifteen the game was called
It closed at ten to seven. "
' Thou liitlc ass , " in haste I said ,
"Thy wandering wits replevin ;
Tell me the tirae"thou renegade. "
He answered "Ten to cevcn. "
1 smote him with my rattan cane ,
This liar of eleven ,
"The tune ? " I said. He howled with pain.
And answered , "Ten to seven. "
Then I swept up the" ground with him ,
"Tell me the truth , by heaven ! "
With feeble breath and"eyes so dim ,
He gassupped "Ten to seven. "
Holt. J. Burdcltc.
ADAM AND EVE.
Satan having anxiously watched Eve
lor sonic time , was one day rewarded
by finding her alone and in a place lit
for his machinations But , in order to
avoid frightening her , he determined to
present himself in the shape of some
timid animal. So Eve , who was slowly
gathering fruit , was startled at sight of
a little mouse creeping cautiously to
ward her.One glimpse of the animal
was sufficient ; she dropped her fruit ,
emitted a terrific shriek and made a
frantic spring for the limb above her ,
to which she clung , kicking convulsive
ly at the quaking animal. The mouse ,
astonished at the reception , darted be
hind a tree and was quickly transformed
into Satan. Amazed but not discour
aged , the schemer determined to try
the semblance of some domestic fowL
Eve had scarcely recovered irom her
fright when a cackling hen came burst
ing from the brush close by , rufiling its
feathers and scurrying wildly about
"Eggs ! " cried the woman , making a
dive for the place whence the hen had
emerged , and searching eagerly for the
. ' * Hah ! " she
prize. ejaculated , finally
abandoning the vain search , "it's about
nothing. Get out , you screechy thing ! "
and she shied a stone at the clamorous
fowl. But the hen , intent upon secur
ing her favorable notice , and gradually
disclosing itself , persistently kept up
the clatter. "Sho ! " screamed Eve ,
wildly waving her arms , "cant 3011 be
quiet ? Yi ! get out , " and before Satan
could discover himself. Eve , vexed be
yond all boundsmade a rush and aimed
I
- ! a frantic blow at him with a branch.
With a terrified cackle the hen disap
peared in the underbrush , and Eve , con
siderably Hurried , returned to her fruit.
"Pandemonium ! " cried Satan in vex
ation , having assumed his proper
y shape. "What kind of creatures are
these humans , anyway ? This is de-
eidedly a worse job thuir I anticipated.
The folks at home will never cease
twitting me about it. Perhaps it would
have been better after all to fiave tried
the man lirst. The woman is decidedly
peculiar. I don't seem to understand
her. Here I've tried her with the most
timorous animal and the most domestic
of fowls. Um ! what next ? Yes , I'll
assume the form of a reptile , if that
doesn't succeed , I'll try the man. "
And as Eve was again leisurely
plucking fruit and innocently humming
to her&clf she was startled by the ap
pearance of a great serpent in the tree
next her intently eyeing her and sway
ing its body slowly in time to her tune.
"Sh . "
"Pretty creature , don't scream , "
quickly interrupted the serpent.
"Hey ! " cried Eve , in amazement.
I "Don't scream , pretty one. "
"Sakes alive ! " cried Eve , arranging
her hair with a deft movement , "I
d.dn't know snakes could talk. "
" ( mly a few can , " replied the ser-
peni. "butsuch beauty would inspire
am tongue. "
Oh , nonsense. " cried Eve , blushing
and looking down , as she gently
prodded a hole in the earth with her
great toe.
"At last , I'm solid , " hemmed the
wily serpent in a relieved voice aside ,
as he rewound his coils into a more
comfortable position and settled down
to his purpose. "Where's Adam ? " he
questioned.
"He's down by the river bank uam-
ins fishes. "
Sure ? "
"Oh , quite , chirruped the confident
Eve.
"Gracious ! " exclaimed the serpent ,
vivaciously , "what pretty hair you
have. "
"Is it ? " assented Eve , Hurriedly.
"Yes , it's so long and soft and of
such a beautiful color. " *
' It's not as lovely as it used to be
when I wore it banged. I'm glad you
like it , though , " murmured Eve , coyly
tossing her tresses.
"How can I help it ? " airily returned
'
the serpent , as he cogitated by 'what
course he could turn the subject into
apples. After a pause he continued :
I should think flowers and buds would
look well in it Why don't you try
them ? Peach buds are handsome ;
apple buds are very pretty. "
" nodded Evo in de-
"So they are , -
lipbt. "I must try them. ' '
At this reply the crafty serpent
bumped his head against the tree to
suppress h'.s excitement.
"Bv the-way , speaking of blossoms ,
have "you tasted any of these apples
yet ? " asked the serpent in a casual
tone , point ng to the forbidden fruit
with his tail.
-Oh , no ! " replied Eve , with a horri
fied look. "I dare not. "
'Why ? ' '
'Adani sar. I must not. "
"Whv docs A : IIH say you must not ? "
ju-r.-i-ted the influx blc interrogator.
"Ob , because. "
"Because what ? "
"Why , because ; because , of course
that's all I know. "
"Shall lUell you why Adam says yoi
must not ? ' demanded the serpent in
sidiously.
"Oh , do ! " cried Eve , her face glow
ing with pleasure.
"It was because "
"Of course , " interrupted Eve , in
flutter , "that's what I said. "
"Because , " went on the serpent , no
heeding , "if youate of those apple
you would know more than Adam
Why , " went on the tempter , impetu
ously , "those apples are a panacea fo :
all ills , a tonic for all disorders ; thc _
maintain the form in the strength o
its maturity ; they preserve the beaut ;
and color of the hair , give the teeth i
brilliant polish , vivify the complexion
quicken the wit , fire the imagination
strengthen the understanding , stereo
type the memory , discover grc'at secret
in gossip , fashion and wisdom. "
"Just smell them , " cried the temptc
enthusiastically , as with a neat sweet
of his tail he landed an apple at Eve'
feet "Moreover they are very excel
lent eating. I've eaten them mysel
and ought to know. It isn't every da ;
that 3-011 hear a serpent discoursing
Besides ah , well um but I fed
though as if 1 shouldn't mention it , be
sides all this , they do say " leered tin
serpent in a tantalizing tone.
"What ? " , ejaculated Eve , vigorously
inhaling the odor of the fruit , her fac <
radiant with expectancy.
'Why , a woman who eats one o
those apples will have every iota o
curiosity she has ever experienced grat
ified.1
"My ! " gasped Eve , agape , snifflm
the apple with ardor.
"I like you very much , " went on tin
adroit serpent in the pientitude of hi ;
feelings , "and I don't mind telling yoi
a secret that is , if you promise nevei
to tell anyone. "
"I I promise , " gurgled Eve , witl
soul-stirring attention.
sDo 3'ou know , then. " whispered the
serpent , glancing cautiously around ,
"that they say mind , though , I won' ;
tell who says this , " broke off the be
traycr of secrets.
"Yes , of course , I know , " gaspec
Eve. "Do plcaso go on ; what do the }
say ? "
"Well , then , it is said Adam is eat
ing these same apples on the sly , and
not saying any I lung about it. "
"The wretch ! " cried Eve , sniffing
the apple , and under cover slyly iu
denting the pippin with her teeth.
"Yes , " condol.ngly assented the ser
pent , "of course he is. And of course
you know the eating of this fruit brings
with it great ! creative intelligence.
Adam has an idea through its power ,
of making another woman ? "
"lie does , does he ? ' " muttered Eve ,
her eyes emitting : a cold gleam.
"Yes" so it is reported among the
animals.
"Why ah um. " suddenly cried the
serpent , upon consideration. "You had
better not eat any of these apples.
They may be good for the man but not
for the woman , you know. I never
thought of that. Because , Adam says
3rou must not , because " and the
snake sighed pitvinirlv.
"Pooh ! " sniffed Eve.
"Ye ? , and , as I was saying , he wan
ders about mumbling over his plans.
He seems to think you're jealous of
monopolizing him. "
"Does ho ? " sputtered Eve , taking a
vicious bite from the apple.
"O. 3'es. " glibly went on the relieved
tempter. "Ho thinks you haven't
much st\'le , and that lie could make a
better woman than 3011 at any mo
ment. "
What a smart young man that Adam
is getting to bo ! " Evu .scornfiilly re
marked , abstracth * plucking another
apple and eating vehemently.
"Very , " asserted the serpent.
"Bal I'll li-c himshe wont on.
"I'll I'll make another man : see if 1
don't , " and she gulped a mouthful.
"If Adam dreams he's going to sneak
about cutting up such didoes he's much
mistaken. "
"Of course he is. " chimed in the
consoling serpent , in eestaeies at his
success.
"Nice woman he'd make , ' ' sneered
Eve. "Anyone would think I was no
body. ' '
"So would " chuckled the
they , re
sponsive snake.
"What's that1 ,
snapped eve glar
ing at the tempter , with scintillating
eyes.
eyes."Why hem ah I beg your par
don , " stammered the serpent , "but
3-011 just said ah that you were , he.
he , a-a-nobody oh ami I mildly con
curred , he ! he ! But , ah not meaning
3'ou know "
"Well " Eve "I'll
, interrupted , hotly ,
just thank you'not to concur in what
I saIf I'm nobody , I don't need
every nastycreeping , slinn * . dirty snake
in the country to tell me so. Who arc
you. anyhow , to put your tongue sc
freely in another person's business :
Let me tell you , Mr. Snake , that I cas
take care of myself , and don't you for
get it. I'll give vott a piece ot 1113
niiml that'll "
"B-b-but " the
- - hastily interposed
serpent , glancing hurriedly around at
his retreat.
"Now , don't but till you're wanted
to but. Come , you get out of this
you've been hanging around here long
enough with your sauce. " And the
exasperated woman , picking Lip s
branch , made a vicious cut at the ser
pent ; but that reptile , adroitly dodging
it , slid discreetly down the tree and dis"-
appeared in the underbrush.
"So ! " ejaculated Eve , holding f
mouthful of apple , but oblivious to fla
vor and effect. "So that husband o :
mine is going to make another woman
is he ? 1 ain't stylish enough for this
paragon of animals , hey1 ? " jabbing the
fruit into her mouth. "I don't full3
appreciate and sympathize with this
new , highfalutin' , ethereal intellect ,
don't I ? He's galavanting round cat
ing apples 0:1 : the sly , is he ? Ya ! Anc
telling mo not to eac them because
O , the sweet , tender , careful man of J
brute ! but I'll because him ; I'll flint
that confounded answer in his tcetl
every time he questions me , " ' and sht
ground her heels into the ground a
each sentence. "I'm nobody , hey
nobody , ugh ! " she snorted. "Wc'l
see who is going to rule this domain
Mr. Somebody , and I'll just begh
right away. 1'il hide every blc-ssei
one of these : id ktvp them for nr
own private eating , and so , Mr. S\y \
boots , you'll miss your td-bits. am
v/heu 3011 want to make your womai
voifll just have to call on nobod-
I'll just have a little , a very , vory lit
tie to siy : about things henceforth.1
And , seizing a huge paliu leaf , she se :
about gathering all the apples. Cany-
ing a part of them to the hut , she duj
a hole and laid them iu it and return
ed for the rest.
Now , Adam having finished naming
the batch of fishes , arrived at the bowei
earlier than Eve expected. His eyes
at once espied the fruit his wife was sc
sedulously gathering. "Apples , " he
cried , "and I am hungry. How kine
and thoughtful of Eve. Oh , that bless
ed , blessed woman. Shall I ever love
her enough ? " And seating himself in
side the 'cache he commenced munch
ing the fruit And as he peacefully ate
divine light of intelligence began tc
permeate his Suing. "Them's might }
fine apples. I wonder where Eve founci
them , " he remarked , digging deepei
into the lot. The delicacy of the flavor ,
the pleasant sensations attending each
bite Avere so novel that he devoured ap
ple after apple rapidly , losing himsell
in an accumulation of bliss. The last
apple final 13' disappeared and Adam
started about gorged with intelligence.
His faculties were clogged with very
Masses of enlightenment which render
ed him incapable of thought or action ,
but acutelysensible of a peculiar full
ness.
In this condition-Eve found him on
returning with a palm leaf filled with
the last of the apples. Alarmed at the
sight of Adam she started on a run ,
dropping her precious fruit along the
way. When she saw the awful crime
that had been committed she shrieked :
"Monster ! my apples ! "
"Oh ! " groaned Adam , rolling his
eyes appealingly.
"Where are tney , glutton ? persisted
Eve , forcibly shaking her spouse 03 * the
shoulder.
"Here ! " groaned Adam.
"Heaven ! " cried Eve , aghast , "all
there ? "
"All , " moaned Adam , dismally.
At length the subtle influence of the
fruit Eve had eaten prevailed over the
excitement , and she coaxingly said :
"Come , honey , you're unwell ; let me
fix 3ron something nice ; that's a dearie ,
dear. " Anel the crafty acumen that
followeel a temperate eating of the
fruit began its long combat against the
gorged intelligence of the man.
"There , sweetie , " she cooed cajol-
ingl"swallow this , " and she handed
him a shell of crunched mustard-seeds
in a little water.
"Any change is a relief , " thought
Adam , as he gulped it with a grimace.
She manifested the most tender sol'ci-
tude for him. nor did she desist in her
endeavors till Adam most strenuously
declared that there was not a suspicion
of the fruit about him , and that he
could not remember even how it tasted
or looked. And then his grateful
spouse tucked him away in his leafv
coach to sleep off the effects , while she
returned and , oagerlv gathering tip her
precious apples , .she now secreted them
with the greatest pains.
Morbid Unselfishness.
There is an impression that it is the
highest imaginable t3'pe of character to
merge all one's own wishes and powers
and aims in the absorbing cures of
other persons. Such is not , I am sorry
to say , my own observation. Self-sacri
fice , like many other forms of diet , is
a food or poison , according as wo use
it. There are those who realhcarry
it to a morbid extent , and can no more
be trusted to measure out their own
share of it than an opium-eater towr tc
his own prescription. Their are fam
ilies where pastor and family physician
haveto bestir themselves all the time to
defeat the plausible excuses under
which the devotees of unselfishness
veil their excesses. Theyneed watch
ing with unceasing vigilance , these peo
ple who sloutty mainiain that they piv-
i'er drumsticks at dinner and sleep best
on a straw bed. One evidence of their
growing demoralisation is the utter
disintegration in their characters of the
virtue of truthfulness. No immoderate
ly unselfish person can be truthful at
the same time : theare soon ready to
deny that theare ever cold or hot , or
hungry or thirsty or tired and this un-
blushingly. in the face of overwhelm
ing evidence. Nothing is too indigesti
ble for them to cat , in order to save thfs
feelings of the cook ; and thc3r will have
the teething baby slcop with them for
a dozen nights in succession because
dear Maria , his mother , really needs
repose , and it is a peculiarity of theirs
to be able to do \ \ ithout it. Truth is
considered b3' the moralist to be a vir
tue , as well as unselfishness , but these
people simpty lait down , during their
rich people lay down their carriage
occas.onally when they go into bank
ruptcy. T. W. Iligginson , in llarpcr's
Uu ui\
Look Out for Cholera *
Fanii3T Field sa\'s the latter part of
August and forepart of September is
the time when cholera "breaks out" in
places where it can obtain a foot hold ;
but it won't break out if it can't get in ;
and it can't get in if you keep it out ;
and you can keep it out by taking
proper sanitary precautions. 1 know
poultry raisers who have kept fowls foe
years without even having a single
case of cholera on their premises ,
while their neighbors' fowls died off like
sixty or seventy. And the lucky ones
did not "keep their fowls wefl" by
dosin"with "cholera pills" and "pow
ders , thcN' saved them simply btak
ing of them. Strict cleanliness about
the houses , 3-ards. coops , will do more
toward keeping the cholera away than
all the cholera medicines over invented.
Nine-tenth of the "sure cures" adver
tised to cure and prevent cholera are
worthless , or nearly so ; and 3'et some
of them do "good , because In the ac-
companving "directions' ' there is good
advice about cleaning and disinfecting ,
and the people who biry the remedies
follow the directions because they have
paid for them.
"Are cigars offensive to you madam ? " he ]
asked. Them five-cent kind is , " she replied |
with her nose in the air. Xsw York Sun.
A FIRE AT SEA.
Sales of Oil-Cotton Waste Ablaze in
tuo Hold of tho Ship Abiicr
Coburn.
The cry of lire is at all times a start
ling alarm to those in whose vicinity
; he fire may be , says The Sun Fran
cisco Alia , but when it is heard from
: he deck of a vessel in mid-ocean ,
.vhen darkness covers the deep , and
ivhen neither the extent nor the loca-
; ion of the lire is known , the situation
Dccomes thrilling in the extreme , and
t is no wonder that the boldest heart
jtiails in anticipation of the danger.
The sailor , while on the high seas , is
in unreasoning creature , and , al-
; hough he will exhibit braverystoical
n its nature while acting under the cr
iers of his superior officers , if left (
aimself he would abandon his ship and'
irust to the mereof the Avaves rather
: han fight against a power to him as
jrct unseen. lie allows his imagina-
; ion to run riot , and a frail boat upon
; he bounding Avaves is to him prcfcra-
ole to the deck of his vessel , no matter
iiow stanch , when he thinks of the
combustible nature of her cargo , anel
anticipates each moment a lofty flight
into the air , or a plunge into a caldron
Df fire. It is at such a time that the
nerve of the commanding oflicer exhib
its itself , anel no wonder if his face
shoulel blanch when he realizes the
facts that he stands between the two
dangers of lire anel mutiny. Such was
ihe situation of Capt G. A. Nichols ,
Df the ship Abncr Coburn , which ar
rived in this port on Wednesday last ,
who tells the following stoiy with ref
erence to his experience during his re
' . "lie said "lam
sent A'oyage. : cap-
lam of the full rigged ship Abner Co-
burn , of 1,798 tons burthen , belonging
to Bath , Me. , ami consignee } to Sutton
fc Beebe , of this 01(3' ( . The
ship was dispatched by Sutton &
Co. , of New York , on March 26 , anel
had on board a general cargo , valued
at between § 200.000 and 8300,000. On
leaving New York we stood Avell over
for tlie coast of Africa , having light ,
favorable winds until we reacheel tho
squalor. At this point AVC went about ,
but when we shoulel have met the south
east trades we had baffling , variable
winds. On the evening of May 11 , be
tween 5 and 6 o'clock , when we had
been out fort3-six da\-s , 1 went on the
main eleck. I hael been there but a
moment , when I smelled a particular
ador that gave rise to the suspicion that
something on boarel was wrong. I
called quietl3r to Mr. Willett , 1113lirst
mate , and communicated to him 1113'
suspicion that the vesselas on lire.
He almost instantly agtv I with me.
Knowing full welf the deposition of
jack , should a panic cnsn - , I went to
1113room , and after sec ng that my
rifle was in perfect coiulit on , I buckled
an 1113pistols anel aga n vent on deck.
[ summoned 1113officer ? , anel after a
short consultation we agreed that the
only thing to do was to 1-urst open the
hatches , fore , main , anel uuxx.en , all of
which were battened down. The crew ,
numbering twenty men before the
mast , were then informed that there
was something wrong , an el were order-
eel to burst open the J.atches sinml-
taneoushThis was ( . - > ne , and im-
tucdiatciy a dense volume of black
smoke rushed forth.
"It was a critical moment for we did
not know what action the sailors woulel
take when they saw the vessel Avas on
fire. They Avere ordeied to man the
force-pumps anel bring water in buckets
and throw it on the caruo. This the3'
did with ahicritA * . There was but , little
winel blowing , but thepa rolleel con-
siderabh' , and the A'co el was put in the
most favorable position to keep her
steady l > 3" means of i er sails. The
next thing wis to ascertain where the
lire was. I remembered that when
loading there we're twenty-one Lales of
oil-eoiton waste slowed awiy about
twenty i'ecL from the main midship
hatch in the wing on the starboard side.
I also remembered th..t in close prox
imity Avas storeel a quity of kerosene
oil , AA'hisky and lixed ammunition. It
was a critical time. Mr. Willelt sprang
into the hold , 1'olloAveil bA * a portiem of
the sailors , the remaining being kept
at the force-pumps. The smoke AVMS
dense anel stilling , but the men Avorked
with a Avill , breaking iip tiie cargo to
get at the lire. One bv one the-y came !
But on deck exhausted and nearly suf- '
foealed , but Mr. Vv'illett stayed
.lown lorly-fiA'c minuteuntil he had
come to and broke r-.t the bale of j
waste that AVIS : on lire. Then he came !
out nearly dead , and his hands anel
facecorched in such a manner that he
will hcai'tllic marks for It' ' . The burn
ing bale Avas lifteel out < . the hold and '
placeel on the. run anu elcluged AVith
water. The other halt. ; were then
broken out and pine > el in < ncli a man
ner as to constitute ulle\ \-i\-s , anel all
of them Avere deluired. It AVIS : then
iliscovercel that a Avhalel.-iat and a lot
Avashbonrds and clot , -s-pins : inei
other domestic material ha 1 been badly
scorched.
"While examining the location of the
fiiv , a second alarm Avas ; ; ven , and it
was eliscovored that the ! ijr.red bale
hael again broken out in ll.-i.ucs anel the
lire AA'as passing out of ih.hatch. . A
stream of Avater Avas turned on it , anel the
llame subdued , Avhen it AVIS drenched
and put alongside the Avheel-house. The
creAV then turned their attention to
making a thorough examination of the
locality- the burned bale , Avith a view
to discovering the origin oi the lire.
While thus engaged , the cries of the
man at the Avhel took all hands on eleek ,
when it A\-as discovered that the origin
al bale Avas at its old tricks again , and
AVIS burning fiercely , the flames rolling
up arounel anel scorching the wheei-
house. From that time until Ave arri\eel
in this port those bales Avere Avatched
day anel night
They Avere hot all the time , and
there is no doubt but that the lire Avas
occasioned by spontaneous combustion.
It Avas four hours from the time the tire
was discovered until it AVUsubdued ,
anel a more anxious time I neA'er spent.
There was no telling at Avhat moment
the crcAV Avould take it into thuir heads
to desert the ship and try to reach , Rio ,
ftA-e hundred miles distant. But they
were faithful , anel Avorked like men.
Too much praise can not be given to my
officers , and particularly to Mr. Willet
They sSioAred they Avere men AA ho could
be rel.cd on in an emergency.
"But little more rema'ns to be to'd
The remainder of our voyage was with
out incident , but all hauda slept witl
their weather eyes open and readfoi
action at aii3" moment. 1 could not cr. .
ter protest until arriving here , and ca :
not even tt ll what amoimt of damage
was done ; but I never want to go lose :
again on board of a vessel that hits oil
cotton waste stowed in her hold. It i ;
a dangerous experiment"
Statistics About Charleston.
Even dry" statistics have in then
much of interest wjien therelate to r
topic which is attracting much public
attention , and just at present when the
misfortunes of the people of Charleston
excite the sympathetic interest of the
entire country an array of figures con
cerning the population of the over
thrown cit3 * , the social condition anel
occupations of its people has in it much
to excite public interest The New
York Sun has gathered from the census
report of 1880 a large amount of statis
tical information. Charleston is a
thoroughly American citIn no other
city of the Union , Itichmoml ex-
cepted , is the proportion of foreign
born inhabitants so small , anel it ap
pears to be constantly on the decrease.
"
Of 48,956 inhabitants" ! ! ! 1880 only 4,802
were foreign born , anel of 49,981 peo
ple in ISSo there were but 3,950 who
were born in countries other than this.
To show how small this proportion
really' is , it may be mentioned that 40
per cent , of Chicago's population and
153 per cent , of Boston's are foreign
born. Moreover , 85 per cent of Char
leston's inhabitants are natives of South
Carolina.
The number of people actively em
ployed in 1880 was 20,325 , of whom
13,280 were males. Very few of the
females were employed in manufactur
ing industries only seventy-six. The
othcre were either domestics , saleswo
men , or emplo3'ed in some similar ca-
Of the mule workers 4,632 Avere en
gaged in Avhat are described in the
census reports as professional and
personal service. That is to sa3' they
were professional men , servants anel
da3r laborers. Three thousand nine
hundred and five Avere employed in
manufacturing pursuits , 4.34U in trade
and transportation. Avhich includes not
merely merchants and railroad men ,
but clerks , truck drivers and handlers.
There Avere 03(5 ( carpenters and joiners ,
and 322 masons. Unless this number
has largcty increased there Avill be
room in Charleston for thousands of
carpenters , bricklayers and builders
from abroad. In fact , it is reported
that masons are now rccciA'iug $6 per
thry for their AvorkThis seems a
rather extortionate price for labor
Avhen the laborers are so fully aAA'are of
the lieaAy losses of their employers.
There Avere. in 1880 , 191 manufactur
ing establishments of all sorts from
soda AA'ater manufactories up. The
total amount of capital invcsteel Avas
51,718,300 ; anel the value of the manu
factures for that vcar was nearly
83,000,000. Since 1880 , howeA-cr , these
figures haA'e been increased to four
times the amounts named , for Charles-
Lou hael something of a boom in manu
factures , the principal of Avhich is the
manufacture of fertilizers.
The property valuation of the city in
ISS3 Avas $22,543,423. of Avhich $14.
300,000 Avas real estate. The tax rate
ivas $3.10 per. $100.
At the time the tenth census Avas
iaken. anel , too. at the pre'senttime , the
majority of the people of Charleston
ire colored. Theare not with but
: CAV exceptions , at all Avell to do , anel it
s upon the Avhitc population that the
oss falls most heavihWhen , too , it
s taken into consideration that the bus-
ness blocks and manufacturing estab-
ishrncnts Avere ow ; < vj by a c.mipara-
Jve feAV , it Avill b. : iiioru readily com-
: ) rehendeel IIOAV great arc some of the
udiA'irlual losses.
The statistics given above AA'il ! pcr-
iaps enable tho < e who read them toap-
> reciate more furi3the present coucli-
ion of Charleston. KaiibCts LitJour -
ictl.
Deformity in Milan.
All the monsters plrysical I have seen |
ilsewhere throughout my whole life
vould not , if collected together , ap-
> roaeh b3r even a few hundred all the
) eople similarly afflicted whom I have
net in the streets of Milan during the
5tist three months. 1 could not go into
me of the public gardens traverse one
> f the piazzas , enter one of the ehureh-
ss , sit in a tram-car , without finding
in-self confronted with at least one or
wo hunchbacks It is , in fact , a ver-
tible cit3' of QuasimodoAdd to these
) cwhiskercd and chSimiey-pol-hatteel
Iwarfs , some four feet high , brushing
KMiipoush' past you. and elini5mit5\c
vomesi , 3'oung and old , still lower of
tatue , waddling along the pavements
ripples of regular and irregularifs
i ml both sexe . and 3-011 might well ask
ourself in womi ( > r. as I asked my artist
rieuel. How cosnes it that we find such
in amount of deformity in a country
vhere the rueie.-t clodhopper has a soul
md passion for beauty , whet her it be in
lesh or blooel or on canvas ? The an-
iwcr was brief and to tlse point :
'These deformities are traditional.
Lombarelian- well known to be so
lannish in their habits ( anel have been
o for main- generation ) that the\-
> ften intermarry within the forbidden
legrees of khulred. " Cor. American
Register.
Ashamed of His > 'ame.
"See that fellow standing over
here"Said a citizen of Little Rock ,
.eldressing a stranger.
"Yes"
' Biggest fool I ever saw. "
"
"In "what way5
"I'll tell 3-011. His name is LigcCof-
in. He used to be an unassuming ,
uird working fellow , and people re-
peeteel him. but a few weeks ago he
nade a few thousand dollars in a little
peculation. He is vain anel is asham-
: d of his name , Don't wan't us to
: all him Collin anv more. "
"Don't eh ? "
"No. he is so high toned now that
IK insists upon being called Mr. Me-
alic Case. " Arkutisaw Traveler.
Pretty Women.
Men generally are credited by th <
other sex with caring for nothing bin
beauty in women , says a writer in Tin
Louisville Courier-Journal. She is al-
ways allirmhig that a pretty face
weighs more with them than intellect
culture , accomplishment , character ,
amiability of disposition , or graceful.
ness of manner. There is an ostensi
ble basis for it , no doubt , as a little ob
servation will show. Very few of ua
but arc acquaintad with men of mind ,
force , and taste who have made them-
selves ridiculous about and wholly lost
their hearts , not to speak of their heads ,
to tho simple owners of a certain
amount of physical comliness. Mao ,
it may be argued , is perpetually talking
of pretty women. as if pet
tiness were the sole quality in then
worthy of consideration. Tho truth ol
thiscan not be gainsaid ; pretty is hil
pet adjective ; heT applies it to all tin
daughters of earth in the way of en.
coimum. Hesavs "She is very protty , "
as thouirh he "had exhausted eulogy.
He asks , " "Is she pretty ? " as if deem ,
ing any other question superfluous.
But does he mean pretty in the genera !
acceptance of tho term ? Docs he mean
j only a fair exterior ? Does he wish te
convey that he feels no interest in
auglit but certain winning material
combination. Ask him , lie will say.
"Not in the least. " Prettiness is i
vague sort of substantive , very loosch
applied to womankind in a mannei
generally designed to be indeliuitelj
complimentary. He employs it , though
he may be unaware of it The term ii
merely conventional. I have noticed
that a man is likely to believe a woman
handsome if he is fond of her , for beau
ty is associateel with affection that it
might almost be eleliued as the thing wt
love.
Beauty is a very important factor in
human life , in the destiny' of the human
race ; but to be commanding , to be con f
tinuously influential , it must be sus-
taineel with something else. Apart r
from mind , manners , culture , charao
ter it is a poor possession , and onlj h
proclaims the lack of what by a nat .
ural law , should be its adjuncts. A I
merely pretty , Handsome , or beautifu !
woman is no match for one who ii
plain , even homely , in person , providec
she has tact , delicacy * of instinct , ele >
gance , and cleverness : the beauty will
make an impression at first , but tin
impressionill be removed ami are-
action will set in unless tho prettj
woman e-au prove I 3' some other and
higher means her right to pl sica
i"a\or. She will soon be regarded as :
eounterfeil , having nothing internal
to answer to the external. Who an
the interesting , the attractive , thi
charming women of society in thi :
countryArc they uniformly beauti i * .
ful ? Is their enchantment in then * *
faces and figures ? Are their bodies
more than their souls ? Their bellehood
springs from their manners , what thej
feel or think. Are they whom 3-011 do
light to meet to talk to the ones of pinfe
and white complexions , Grecian noses ,
cameo-cut , ami perfect , superb forms !
Would you ehoo < e for a companion , ' A
wife her whose chiefest charms rest ir
luxuriant hair , regular features. " 1
have heard men sa\r they prefer a fine
woman without personal charms tc
the fairest goddess radiant witt
insipidity. No healthful man can 01
eloes despise beauty in any shape , bit :
between beauty and brains there is onlj
one choie-e. " says a faous author.
Who an1 the real favorites with womuc
as a rule ? Inoiir own circles are the
splendid-looking fellows , the handsome
ones the danirerotis one > ? ( J.ve : i man
of line person and pree'iee ! , fervor ,
seiiMbility. and character te > match , and
3-011 have equipped him with undue o'hls
in his favor. Love ulcaii/es , especially
'
in the feminine heartLove is'born of
unreason a ul continued in mystery.
Externals have little to do with'it II
has "a lawless law of its own , and moves
in courses so eccentric that their direo
lion ean never be traced. When voi
hear a woman of anv force sneak of i
man's mere haml-omeni > ss'ou may bt
sure he has only caught her eye , hei
heart is for somebody else. "In truth
she is apt to bu fonelest of him about
whom she is silent , the consciousnes :
of her preference makes her sensitivi
about approvalWhat she would bt
glad to say she would not dare say ai
all. " ' It is a gratifying sign of increas
ing progress that women ( pretty wo
men , too ) everywhere are awakinirto :
new sense of duty and responsibility ,
anel are ready to act in new ami respoiis
ible wa\-s whenoccasion calls for it.
How Grant Learned Stmteijy. '
Once while talking with Gen. Grant
I askoel him how he got his stratcgii
knowledge.
"I got it on the farm when I was i
'
boy'said the general. " 1 learned i
when. I was driving oxen , feedin ;
calves , ami breaking horses. One day
when I was on the olel farm iu Ohio
my father taught me a valuable lessoi
in strategy. "
"How ? ' " I asked.
"Well , father took me into theslabli
one elawhere a row of cattle stood ii
their inicleancd stalls
"Said he : 'Ulysses , the stable win
dow is pretty high for a bobut do 3-01
think von could take this shovel ani
clean out the stable ? "
" ' 1 don't know , father , ' savs I ; e.
never have done it. '
" 'Well , my boy. if you will do it thi ;
mornig I'll give yon this bright "silve :
dollar , said 1113father patting me 01
nnhead , while he held the silver dolla :
before my eves.
"Good , ' says I ; Til try. ' and then . '
went to work. I tugged and pullec
and lifted and puffed , and finally it was
done , anel father gave me the brigh.
silver dollar , saying :
" -That's right. Ulysses , you did I
splendidly , and now I find yon can dc
it so nicely I shall nave you "do it even
morning all winter. ' " 'Eli Perkins , ii
Washington Post.
Self Confidence.
"I'm gwine ter the city , " said ayounj
Arkansaw man , " an' get a job whar.
won't have ter work so hard. "
"What do vou expect to do ? "
"Well. I did sorter think I'd be
preacher , but I b'leeve I'll be a theatre
actor. ( JoodalVis Sun
