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ir ?- , j., v.- ' "r-y"w-- .S0. 8 LOVJTS KXCHANUK. Wky oory all endearment In our hearts, And never know Urn Joy of love confcstcul tit feels tho heav'nly b-laa that It Imparts Who lorn, carmen, la loved and caressed. Wbt keep oar klsiei for tho death-cold face, To Rlie them all with unavailing tears! Why not bestow them wblln they may erase A Hoe of care and brighten weary ycaral The dumb, cold clay will feel no spirit thrill, Nor touch of UngTlnRllps, nor lagt embrace: Endearing words neVr reach the heart to still When we shall mourn above Its testing place. 0 friends, I pray, ye who are friends Indeed, Keep not your kisses for my frozen face I The low, sweet word, the fonu caress I need While totllng In lire's wcary-wclgbted race. Mr marble lip can make no warm return, Nor evea. nor voire ran tittar lriTn'a dnllirlit! J will not need, nor will my spirit yearn Foriove'sexchaurc.whcn I am still and white. LuJi, Cake, in The CurrtnU O.NK DOUBLY LOST. The lightning of a lurid sky, The surging of a sombre sea, The friendless faco of rugged rocks, Where she onco eat alone with met For loves which kindly Nature claims, Tho beams of starry Hope arise And sorrow knows a tolsce sweet When Loro looks forth from dying eyes. But doubly lost, who lives but looso The bond of friendship's mutual oaths In whom Love's hud of earlier bloom Is grafted with the greener growth I 6he came and went, and left lo mo The memory of that distant day; Ahj would thes waves her beauty held lorevcr bid from me away I Yet this dear scene remains to mo, The gilt of Lovo who cannot dlo ; The message of his murmuring sea, Tho rainbow of his guardian sky. JCniett JJrou, (it At. Lonlt Magazine, A BRTKOlilAL KING. "Maria, 1 nm sorry to roprlmnnd you again for your curiosity, I wish you would try to correct that fault." Jiio volco was peculiarly soft and gentle, and I was sure that I had heard It before Turning I saw two young women loaning against tho bulwarks. Their faces woro turned from mo, and although tholr iigures were about tho satno slzo, and thoir hair of almost tho same tinge, there wasllttlo dlfllculty in distinguishing tho tnald aud mistress. Presently thoy woro joined by a plump, comfortable-looking English matron and n tall young Amoricuu, who was ovi dontly tho escort of tho. pnrtv. Then Iromoniborod that I had soon them at a hotol In Paris, aud had become very much interested In tho young couple I novor saw an English girl with tho dolicatoly-cut features, tho Blender, graceful flguro and tho air of roflnoiuont which charactorizod this onp, and I cortamly novor mot anv man with tho graceful boaring of thfs tall young Amorlcan. J romorabor that I was proud of this girl as my countrywoman, and folt a socrotploas uro in tho very probable fact that tiio young American's ancestors woro English. 1 was glad that I had an opportu nity of seeing moro of thorn, and I found lllVSOlf Wlltnllllu- llimn wllli n great deal of interest as thoy sat on dock, tho mother lying in a big arm chair, the daughter seated close by, and tho young Amorlcan hovoring around them with a gontlo watchful? noss of ovory comfort. Occasionally tho mother would nod a llttlo, hor head would sink bnok, and sho would draw somo wrapping of dollcato tox turo over her faco to protect it from tho warm sun-rays. Instantly tho as pect of tho young couplo would change An air of frank unconsciousness would yield to ono of groat reserve, and his Dyes would deepen with tondornoss, and his faco grow moro earnest and flushed as ho loaned towards hor and talked in low tones. I soon concluded that thoso young pcoplo woro moro than interested in each other, and ono night 1 hoard, or rather saw, tho wholostorv. I couldn't help it very well. Besides, I was an old man, alono in tho world, and 1 had such sympathy with them that 1 am sure thoy would have carod but little had they known of my presence. It was tho last night of our voyage. Tho stars wero dimmed bv tho moon, which hung alono in a 'big domo of blue. Tho ocean had sunk Into a fcmooth, quiet plain, broken only bv danctng moonbeams, and the stoanio'r with its restless throbbing seemed an impertinent atom in tho vast silence around. Thoy came slowly towards mo, as I sat smoking, from tho bow of the ves sel. Sho was resting on his arm, and occasionally sho would turn hor fair faco up to his with an air of mingled timidity and confidence. A llttlo dis tance away thoy stopped, and leaning ouiunu mu uunvuihS, UUgUU UUKIIJg. Presently sho turned her head for an instant, und looked thoughtfully out into the moonlight, which seemed to gather around hor head and leave Its rich yellow tint in hor hair. Ho was pleading very earnestly now, and hor laco sank slowly down, a3 sho tremu lously plucked at hor dainty nubia whoso soft folds over hor bosom roso and foil with tho gontlo tumult within. Then ho took ono of hor hands and J mused. A moment later sho raised ler head slowly and turned her faco frankly to his. I could seo tears glis tening on her oyelashes, between mo and tho moonlight, but smiles wero chasing each other nronnd tho swcot lips below. This was all tho answer that sho gavo him, and this was all ho asked. When I looked agate, ho was hold ing a ring up in tho moonlight, and both wero looking at tho pale bluish light which seemed to shoot from tho stone in its rich, yellow sotting. Ho was evidently explaining its history, for presently sho held up ono pretty, fair band, aud ho slipped tho ring on, and kissed tho dainty lingors. Sho blushed and looked pleased, and both walked together to the cabin steps'. J sat still and smoked after they had cone, and mv fades kept forming tlio face of t t jovoly English girl in tho blue an. okc which curled itself ir.to fautastfcfthrtpes above mo. I think 1 almost utti rod u silent prayer for tho happiness of thoso young people. And still 1 sat and smoked, and when I went below, a big, black cloud had floated up from tho west just In front of the moon. The ocean had taken an ominous, treacherous look, and was beginning to shiver and pjo'vo,' a tj. -I It was after midnight, I suppose, when I was aroused by a shock which made tho hugu ehio tromblo for an in stant I knew an accident had oc ourrod, and dressing hastily, I hurried on deck. Heavens! what a chango had boon raado in thoso fow hours. Tho wavos woro dashing ngalnH tho ship and frothing over tho deck, tho lightning was flashing on all sides, and tho thundor seemed to shako heaven and sea. Wo had struck upon a reef, and evidently I had not felt tho first shook, for nearly all tho boats had loft the ship, and tho captain nnd crew woro preparing to launch tho rest. Suddenly n succession of vivid flashes seemed to encircle tho ship. Tho seamon foil prostrate, and a uhowor of spllnlors struck tho deck forward. A littlo putT of smoko arose, littlo tongues of llro cropt up a mast, and boforo any ono could shout tho torri- bio cry of "Flro"' ono of tho sails leaped Into llnnaos. Tho frightened pcoplo crowded shrieking to the stern of tho ship, and among thorn I saw tho tall form of tho young American with a woman fainting in his arms. A moraont later I saw him again as ho disappeared down a hatchway, which was bolching out smoko. Tho bravo sailors worked with a will, and tho last boat was launched boforo tho flames had reached tho middle of tho ship. Only ono was loft, nnd into this all of us who remained clambered. Tho captain stood ready to push tho boot oil when tho young American's haggard faco reappeared in tho hatch way. "My God!" ho cried frantically, whoro Is shoF" r Got aboard!" shouted tho captain sternly, ns ho pointed toward tho oth er boats. Iho young Amorlcan shook his head. . "Look!" ho cried suddenly. A woman with yollow hair stream ing ovor hor whito garmouts was darting toward tho bow of tho ship. "Ellon!" Tho cry was too late Sho looked onco at tho ilamos, which wero leap ing up tho mast bohlnd hor, nnd, stretching out her arms toward tho receding boats, sprang into the sea. 1 think ho would havo followed hor had not tho captain seized him and thrust him into tho boat. "Save hor! savo hor in llowvon's name!" "Wo can't save her," said tho cap tain. "Wo couldn't iind hor in tho soa. Wo must savo ourselves." Tho poor follow sank: into tho boat, almost lifeless. "It may not havo boon she," I said to him; "perhaps sho wont In ono of tho other boats." Ho only shook his head mournful ly. 1 believed it was tho young Eng lish lady, however, for as sho throw up hor arms, 1 saw a ring flash in tho light of tho flames with ilia same pe culiar tint that I had marked in tho moonlight a few hours boforo. As wo loft tho ship ono of tho sail ors, in his oagornoss, lost an oar. This impodod our headway, and wo saw tho othor boats pass out of tho circle of light into tho darkness, and to wards a lighthouso that was twinkling far to tho left. Soon tho wind shifted," nnd tho sailors did not attompt to row, but moroly to kcop tho boat out of tho trough of tho sea, as tho wind would carry us obliquely to the shore Against both wind and tldo wo could not hopo to reauh tho lighthouso, so wo drifted. Tho flames had now spread to ovory portion of tho ship bohlnd us, and tho lightning was swooping off to tho hori zon in groat bands of purplo light. Within an hour we could hoar tho surf breaking on land, and soon wo could sco tho foam flashing nlong tho shoro fiko streaks of whito liglit. In ono placo tho breakers scorned, to rido in unbrokon, and this point wo approach cd cautiously. It was, ns tho captain surmised, n covo, and soon wo wero borne into a llttlo bay whoso waters woro comparatively calm. Onco iu. though, wo wero unablo to get out. Tho covo was circular in slmue. und tho rooks wero high and stoop. There was nothing to do but to wait for (lay light, which was fast approaching. All this timo tho young American had lain in tho boat apparently lifeless. Ono tender-hearted sailor drew off his own pea-jacket and throw it over his shoulders, saying, nsif to Himself: "I .wish wo could 'a saved her. Tho tide will bring her in, though, and tho most wo can do is to got hor body." At thoso words, tho young fellow oponed his eyes and shivered slightly. Half an ho'ur later there was light enough to find an opening from tho covo, and soon wo wero all on the boach with our hearts full of thanks all except tho young American, who, without u word, started towaids tho sea. Tho captain tapped Ills fnrchcad signilicnntly, as 1 mado a movement to follow hfm, and said: "Ho needs n friend to watch him. Tho lighthouso Isn't far away. Wo'll como back for you." Tho gray lights of morning wero just stealing upon tho ocean, which was hissing and throbbing like somo groat monstor in an agony of pain. Tho sands crow whiter aud whiter in tho morning twilight, nnd on lie wont, ahead of mo, so swiftly that I could scaicoly koop from falling fur in tho roar. How 1 pitied him, with his palo, haggard faco, his staring oos, and his nair uying in mo winu. uccasionally a sob would burst from his lips, anil ho would turn like a madman and shako his clinched list at the sea, which curled mockingly at his feet. 'Sudden ly ho darted forward and ran like a deer. Ahead of him I could seo some whito object tying on tho sand then I 3aw him stoop, as if throwing some thing aside, and when I reached tho spot hn was on his knees in tho sand, kissing tho beautiful hair and tho sweet faco which somo cruel spar had battered boyond recognition, nnd tho slender whito hand, with the ring ana its curious stone tho sarooring which ho hud glveu her but a fow hours bo: fore. When ho saw that, he threw himself face downwards in tho sand. While he lay there I took away tho seawoeil which had caught iu her hair and spread tho toru draper v about tho poor bruised limbs. Thon I sat down, and ho lay there quite still, with his whole frame occasionally shaking with sobs, i know It was useless tu try to connort mm, so I waited. It all seemed liko a cruel dream. Only a fow hours before all was beau ty, brightness and lovo for thorn. Now ono lay dead In tho sand, and tho othor seemed near death's door. Aud tho treacherous soa, which smiled so kindllyon tholr bothrotnl-hour. now soomod gloating ovor its cruol work. Within nn hour tho coastmon came and tondorly boro hor awuv. Him I led alone liko a child. He said noth ing at all, and just as wo reached tho lighthouso ho droppod sonselcss to tho earth. All day and all night ho was lost In unconsciousness. Tho noxt evening, nt tho closo of tho day, ho camo to himself. Tho soa luy very calm under tho red sun-rays, and upon it his open ing oyca first foil. Ho turned with n sliuddor. This time thoy foil upon a sweot faco which was bending tender ly ovor him tho snmo swcot faro winch had glowed with lovo In tho moonlight on that dreadful night of the storm. Ho started nervously, liko ono wak ing from a droam; tho blood surged to his faco, and ho stared at her iixodly. "Who arc you?" ho brokoout, wild ly. "Aroyou an angel?" "Don't you know nic?" sho asked gently. Ho clasped his hands on his fore head, as If trying to recollect. "Hut tho ring tho ring you woro drowned?" Sho hold tho ring near his oyos, and, bonding hor head low, sho said, soft ly: "It was poor Marie" Thon sho whispered that sho had taken tho ring off iu iior cabin Hint night, and that tho poor ninid must havo picked it up, in a moment of Idle curiosity. A sniilo broke over his faco, and he placed both arms around her tender ly. Sho laid hor faco closo bosido his, and togothor thoy watched tho quiet sea mirror tho changing tints of the sunsot Frank Leslie's Weekly. lioiiiul to Celebrate. "1'vo got that mor'gngo off'n my farm at last, BUI," said ono farmer tb anothor, as thoy mot in tho road. "Woll, I'm downright glad to hear It, Sam. You've had som'nt of a hard timo ndoln' it. An' so you've wiped it out, havo youP" "Yes; I paid tho last note this morn in', un' now I'm goin' homo to havo u bonu-liro; but you'ro rigid, Bill, I havo had a tnrnnl hard tussol of it. Ycu know as woll as nnvbody what tough scratehin' i'vo had" tc git that farm paid for." "Yes, you have had a hard time, Sam. I know that," "Woll, I should say so. Why, II urn it all, Bill, I've wore out two wlvos as good workers, too, as you could Iind nuy whoro to say notliiu' of bavin right smart o' sic'kness myself, brought on by hard work in tho" Hold an' slim pickiu' in tho house; but, owin' to that last woman o' miuo boin' ns tough as a pentiyrilo steor, an' not brcakin' down nn' tluowin' hor funer al oxponses, an' tho time I'd a lost iu courtin' an' marryln' ngin in a bad crop year for, 1 toll ou, Bill, times ain't "liko thoy was wlien I fust como into this country; for, to git a widdor now, that's got any sight of hurd work loft in hor yit, rf ou'vo got to fool away more or loss money on now clothes an' do right smart o' tuflvin' to git her. But, ns 1 was a sayiu,' Boggy stuck in hor corks an' kep' a goln' with hor end of tho doublo-trcc till I got to tho top o' the hill with tho load, nn' now, that I'm thar at last, with signs of an easy grado ahead, I toll you what I'm a goin' to do, Bill." "What's that, Sam?" . "I'm a goin' to havo a timo of it, aii' kill a sucklu' pig." "You don't say?" "Yes, I do. I'm goin' to iinvo a celobratiou an' a vognlar rlp-snortlti' time." "Hurra for you." That'll what I'm goto to do, Bill. 1 ain't been on a spreo for thirty year, but I'm goin' to cut looso to-night, It 1 havo to chaw dogwood bark tlio rest of my days, an' 1 waut you to come over an' help mo make tho woods howl this ovenin' after you git your milkin'dono. What d'ye say?" "All right I'm agreeable. What's tho programme?" "Wo'll git on a high, nn' beat tho ; bass drum till midnight, if It springs uio rattors. jjiii. rvo got six bottles o' pop an' two cigars in tho wagon here, an' that'll be a whole hot tlo apiuco for us ail around, not countlu' jour wifo for I don't 8'poo hho'u euro to drink uothin' now. serin as she's got a young 'un at the breast an' we'll go tnu nlmu dose, if it makes us di'spuraie. Hits hero pop is bomothlii' they've got up senco Pvo been straugi n' "with"" that inor'gago, an' I've been famisliiu' for twoiity-Uvo j ears. Bill, ovirv timo rvo seen it zip an' sizzle in a nimbler nt a p cuic, to know what it tastes like, an' Im ago.n' to know this very n ghc t'omo ovor mtddlin' airly, Bill, an' you . may lot every last omf of thorn forks looe. an' wo'll make tho Scratch (i ravel pcoplo b'liovo thar's a tiger loo?o along tho Wabash." Chicago L-d'jir. Wanted a Tent. A pourly-drossod, hungry-looking woman callcu at tho City Hall the other day to make somo" inquiries about tho funeral trimmings lately taken down and voted to tho poor. "Did you want somo of it?" asked the ollicial addressed. "Woll, 1 might. Is it much faded?" "Somo of it is." "And full of holes?" "No, not many." "Is thut some of the stufl' on tho desk?" "Yes'm." Sho picked it up nnd gavo it n criti cal examination, and finally said: "I don't think it will do' "Can't you cut it up for tho chil dren, ma'am?" "Cut it up? Why, I wanted to uso it for a tent for them in the back-yard! My children haven't como down to wearing black shirts yet!" Detroit Ftee JVcsj. DAYS OK ilKN'KY CLAY. Borne Interesting incident In the Grcnt Ora- tor'a Life- Mr. Clay in Philadelphia-A Visit to Ashland in 11117. Tho afloctlon of Philadelphia for Henry Clay was far moro ardent than any man sinco his day has inspired, writes Morton MoMtchaul In The New York Tribune. When ho visited tho city tho place was agog, and day or night crowds gathorcd wherever thoro was a ohanco to catch a glimpse of him. A particularly momorabld" visit was mado in tho early part of 1848, whon tho demonstration wns most Im posing. Over a thousand gentlemen on horseback accompanied Mr. Clay from tho station to his hotol, and whorovor ho passed tho strcots woro packed with uproarious admirers and tho windows lillod with ladles waving flags and hnndkorch'cis and demon strating in ovory way thoy could thoir enthusiasm. Effort after ofl'ort was mado to tako tho horses from tho car riago and drag It by hand, but to that Mr. Clay would not consent. A re ception, under municipal direction, was givon tho following day In Inde pendence hall, and, ns Indies dared not venture into that crush, a subse quent ono for women was givon at tho Chincso mu.souin, whoro somo livo thousand of tho softer snx listened to a short speech on "Women's Bcnl Bights" from tholr favorite In that same Chinese museum a fow months later (June, 184S). tho whig convention gavo a death-blow to Mr. Clay's well-founded hopes by nomin ating Gen. Tavlor to tho iiresidonnv. Tho hall was a largo ono, very Ion" in proportion to width, with galleries. Tho scats of delegates tilled tho main floor, and the crowd jammed tho gal leries and shouted tumultuously when over Clay was named. But, spito a gallant struggle nnd immense outsidu pressure oxpediency and Gon. Taylor triumphed over "Harrv of tho West." Thoro was downright grief folt in many a homo that night, quito differ ent from moro political cliagrin. The fact Is, Honry Clay was not only a born political loader, but ho had that sympathetic nature which magnetical ly attracts friends nnd can "grapple thom to your heart with hooks of stool." In tho autumn of 1847 Mr. Clay de termined to arraingn tho administra tion of Mr. Polk for tho conduct of tho Mexican war in a set oration which should nt tho same timo formulato his own opinions and views for tho coming presidential campaign. Partly, it may bo, to talk over tho forthcoming speech, Mr. Mr. Clay wrote a warm invitation to Mr. McMiehnel, of Phila delphia (my father), to visit "Ash land." It was my good fortuno to ac company him. Thoro wero no such things as through trains forty years ago, und tho journoy to Lexington was a complicated ono enough. Wo took a stoamboat from Philadelphia down tho Delaware to Newcastle thoro got Into a train of old-fnshionod English conch- cars, which ran somo sixteen miles to Frcnchtown on an arm of tho Chesapeake bay, where wo changed to a steamboat for Baltimore. From Baltiinoro thoro wns rail to Cumber land, Md. At that point wo took "Con cord" coaches with six-horse teams across tho mountains and to Wheeling, Va. Tho rido ovor tho nutionul road was delightful, and ho driver told blood-curding tales mostly lies, no tloubt, of accidents and robbers. Thoro was no doubt, howevor, about tho interest of meeting lines of Cones toga wagons with lino teams, cither stretched out Indian lilo or in pairs, but always carrying bolls which jingled musically and could bo hoard afar off. Theso lnmboring vohicles woro used in 1847 and oarfler to transport be tween waterways a largo part of tho produce coming oast and tho merchan dise going west, aud tho teamsters constituted quite a class. A much less pleasant thing to moot, though it was a pretty frequent experience, was a drove of hogs, us tho auimals crowded tho road and wero anything but savory as thoy slowly carried their own pork to market. Whon wo readied Wheeling wo had to wait sometime for a good boat go ing down to Cincinnati. A steamboat was advertised to start at once, but kout delaying from time to timo in hopes of" getting moro freight and passengers. Finally tho last bell d d ring, und wo steamed down tho river very deliberately, but in comfortable quarters. At Cincinnati we took an other boat for Marysville, Ky., nod thence completed tho journoy to Lex ington by stage-wagon. Mr. Clay's place, "Ashland." near Loxington, was a thoroughly comfort ablo home, but by no menus a grand residence Tho house was moderately largo and woll appointed, without bo Ing at all luxurious. The grovo of shade about tho houso was lino, and gavo amplo and delightful shndo, and the outbuildings and quarters woro in excellent order. The largest room on tho first floor was tho library, which had that uir of homeliness only to bo seen in rooms lived in bv a familv littlo indications of oceupanoyby mon, women, aud children. Besides nn ample supply of books and current lit oraturo thoro woro many interesting objeots, nnd especially somo memen toes from tho buttlo-ticld of Buena Vistn, whore, only a fow months boforo, Mr. Clay's son and namesnko hod beun killed, gallantly lighting. Ad joining tho library was tho largo dining-room. The apartments up-stairs woro such as ono mot with in a gentleman's country-houso a genera tion ago. Mr. Clay was tall, rather spare and then carried his sixty-live years very woll, walking with ralhor a youthful step, and hardly looking his age, in spito of his recent bereavement, which was a great ono to him. His appear ance was stiking, and tho most unob servant must havo beon impressed with his fine head and faco. His foro load was very high, his eyes ox pros i ed courago, and kindness as well, and his large and mobile mouth was capa ble of great expression and a most winning smile His volco was both sonorous and sympathetic, and moro than onco 1 havo seen numbers of Ins auditors affected to tears as well as wrought to enthusiasm by his oratory. On tho occasion of the great gathering on tho market-placo at Lexington, when half Kentucky seemed assem bled, it wns natural enough that elo- Sucnt allusions to tho bravo young cntucklans who foil at Buona Vista should move tho listeners to tears, but I saw the samo affect produced on an nudieuco of strangers nt Capo May. Mr. Clay was a born leader of mon, full of conlidenco in himself, and with ability to back It ho novor lost cour age His manner wns frank and cor dial, but abovo all courtly. In that characteristic ho was probably un equaled. As evidence that his court liness arose, as to bo genuine it must, from true gontloness, I mention a per sonal incident, It happened that Mr. McMichael nnd myself nrrlved at "Ashland" only n vory short timo beforo dinner, to which n considerable number of Kentucky magnates had beon invited to meet him. Thinking it moro likely that a boy of my yours had not been counted on at the table, my fathor suggested my not going down, nnd so, nothing loath to got oil', I kept out of the way until tho party wero seated, and thon had a lino timo nt tho barns and quarters, where tho dnrkios professed decided approval of lato Philadelphia fashions, tlio baro footed llttlo "nigs" especially admir ing a pair of patent leather pumps. 1 had hardly returned to the houso when the dinner wns ovor, and tho gentle men camo Into tho librarv. Tho moment Mr. Clay saw mo sitting there ho expressed profound mortilication, 3uid ho had beon most remiss to a guest, and had folt conscious that ono wis missing at tho table, and spito of nil protestations insisted on taking mo to tho dining-room, whoro ho sat while I was served, drank a glass of Madoira with mo, nnd talk ed most charmingly not down to n 12-year-old levol, but about early Kentucky history, and somo exploits of Gen. Leslie Combs. A long timo after, noing present whon Mr. Clay was the "observed of all ob servers, ' ho called mo to him, and putting his arm about my shoulders said to thoso about him: "I was onco oxtromely remiss to this young guest of mine, aud wish to ropoat tho apol ogy I thon made him." His auditors evidently thought his slight oversight had already boon amply atoned for quito surely his "young guest" did. After enjoying tho proverbial hos pitality of Kentuckinns at Loxington, Air. Michael and mysolf went on to Frankfort to seo Mr. John Crittondou. His homo was on tho woll-shadcd main street of tho town, a two story double brick houso which was and still is known ns the Crittenden man sion. The senator's ollico was in his houso, nnd ho was just as cordial as tho othor Kentucky whigs. Ho was altogether a man of tho linest parts, and lived long enough to bo well known to tliis generation, whereas his greater friend, Mr. Clav, dying early hi 1852, bus beqome a historic charac ter to most people None who wit nessed it will ever forget tho solemnity of tho scene when ono night Henry Clay's funoral cortege, escorted by many hundreds of torch -bearers, wound its solemn way through tho streets of Philadelphia, tho city which loved him so well. It Is no llguro of speecli to say that thoro wero thous ands of mourners, and hundreds of men and women who wept as tho cof fin was borne past. Making Ieckticg. "There are special grades of silks and sntius made exclusively for the necktie trade," said a manufacturer to a reporter lor The Acw York Muil and Express recently. "Theso niuto tcrials arc made l'roni patterns do signed by men who do nothing but study up new things in neckties. There are from fifty to sovonty-fivo factories in tiiis country and ton or twelve lirst-class makers. The latter usually secure exclusive right to uso certain styles of goods from the ma kers, by buying either tho entiro stock offered to tho Amorlcan market or a large portion of it. But tho success of making up tho goods is just liko a lot tery t cket. Perhaps one year I may hit on somo design nnd it will become so popular that all other makers will bo forced to adopt it, but tho noxt year some ono in Boston or Philudel phlu may make a hit und I will havo to foilow him. Thcro's never anv telling how a necktie is going to take with tho public until It's on tho mar ket. There its success depoiids on who adopts it llrst. If ho happous to bcit howling swell, and on the right side of popular favor, that particular kind of necktie will soil well." "Are tho st'.los of making up neck tins originated uuruud?" "Not now. Thoy wero until loss than three years ago, but now our styles are suporior to tho European, ami thoy are coming ovor hero for patterns. Howevor, thoro is a ton dency for Eugiisli fashions for tho fall." "Aro men or women omplovcd In making neckties?" "Women. Thoro aro moro than 1,200 girls thus employed in this city alone. They work' by tho pioco anil mako more or less money according to their cxpertness. A good finisher can muko So or $9 a week. Sho takes a necktio after it is put togothor and tinishes each detail perfectly so that it is ready to bow Three different col ors of tho same design and samo stylo are boxed together to give tho denier an assortment in tho ono make The finisher must seo that all of this kind aro exactly alike in point of .finish and make-up. Wo havo ono girl who does nothing but turn tho bauds of neckties, nnd she makes $15 a wcok. Sho turns twenty-fivo or thirty dozon bands a day. "Tho cheap wear now Hooding tho market is composed of old styles mado of poor goods. Ab a rule, mon show no discrimination in purchasing neckties. They look into a window, seo a tie that takes their fancy and thon rush in to buy it, never stopping to ask the price, Thus thoy aro lust as likely to buy ono of tho cheap kind, that will not last a week, as a good one." I. The republic of Chllt now owes on account of her railways 1:24,670,000. In 1883 these railways earned a revenue of (8,516,049. The railways of the Argentine republic are on the average earc'.as an aunual dividend of Vi per cent. Cottage Interiors. Many directions given in regard to household furnishings aro bewildering from their impracticable character and carelessness of expense. Ono is told that antique china, highly do coratnd in classic designs, is essential; that portieres must bo rich and Orien tal; that onyx Corinthian columns nro useful additions to furnishings; that all articles must bo un'quo, richly carved, and in strange design, it may bo pleasant to contemplate luxuries of that sort, but with a limit ed incomo ono Is apt to be exasperated at tho accounts. Miss Phelps, in her last book, "An Old Maid's Paradise," has described an Interior of a cottage with raro simplicity. Sho says the small parlor was pa!nted gray, tho walls, ceiling, and floor harmonizing In dillbrpnt tints. A border of black ran nround tho floor, and several felt mats of cherry color, fringed with gray, gave a cheerful effect, Tho beams and rafters loft bare by tho absence of plastering woro touched with a neutral tint. Tho dado was formed of wood-cuts, all landscapes, from American and English magazines, bordered by a lino line of black. A frlezo of cardinal flowers cut from chrotnos linished the top of tho room. Tho curtains were cotton llanpel of a silver shade, bordered aud tied with cherry. Tho cheap and comfortable louniTCS Were iitilinlsinrmf u-itli .ri-n- ootton flannel, and had bright pillows. Tho deck chair at tho window wns tied with cherry ribbons. There was a tiny open stove. The rocking chair was old and generous. Books, stat tuottcs, and pictures woro abundant, and tho room had the air of having beon lived in a long time. Tho dining room was oiled, not painted, and tho rafters of tho ceilings were covered with tiiin lichens lined with gold paper. Tho curtains were English silesia, of a golden brown, worked with oak loaves. Ono of tho chambers was blue and tho other green. On tho palo ceiling of the blue room pale butterllics from natural history cards woro pasted. Tho windows wore draped with blue aud white muslin. The green room had green floor, walls, and furniture. Tho walls woro hung with ferns, press ed and fastened securely with gum trngacanth. The curtains woro of cheap whito muslin, and woro not tied. Tho room looked liko a bower, Miss Phelps adds that thoro was not a stork, a bulm-di. a Japanese fan, nor a grand mother's teacup in tho house But it is useless to deny that Japanese fans aro desirable and ornamental, if they aro woll chosen and are not used In ex cess. Tho advantage of Miss Phelps' picture is its illustrative force. A cheerful, artistic room and houso docs not depend entirely upon its pecuniary value. Tho elegant mansion which has been furnished under the direction of tho house furnisher, and which boars llOt a thotlirllt nor snctunvtinn nf ifa owners, is lifeless and bare compared to the houso furnished under tho lov ing euro of a tasteful possessor to whom each ob!ont roiirnsnnts nnroful aimlv Tho poorest clerk can have a pretty, aniiiuinu liuiuu ii lit; saves HIS WagCS iiruuuuuy aim ouys gruuuauy, ono at a time, the cheap, but harmonious and tasteful furnishings. Boston Jour nal. An Ancient Spanish Title In 1717, when a band of colonis's from the Canary islands settled in San Fernando (now'San Anton o) writes a San Autonio correspondent to Tie Galveston Aews tho Spanish govern ment granted to the town six leagues of laud around tho town as oxulos. which was laid off by motes and bounds, with prominent natural ob jects for corners. About 1846 tho city employed Mr. John James, a competent surveyor, to rcsurvoy tho lands granted to the city, which was done nnd a map made of tho samo. This survey whs pushed upon directly by tho supreme court of Texas in the case of Lewis vs. San Antonio, in Texas, in 1851. and tho correctness of tho survey was admitted by tho court. Tho city of San Antonio has held the land embraced in the sur vey made by John James for over forty years prior to such survey. Tho lands had been surveyed in 1717. or soon afterwards, and the survey by John James was a rcsurvoy, bused on the original boundaries of tho original survey; but some parties, conceiving that moro than six leagues were em braced in tho James survoy, and that such excess was public land belonging to Toxas and was open to entry, havo quietly filed upon it. Others aro pre patingto lilo upon other portions of it. It is doubtful if the commissioner of the laud ollice was told or suspected that these lands wero embraced in tho survey of Sun Antonio, wero claimed by tho city, aud wero prima facie no longer public land. Your correspond ent received a hint of it n month ago In a casual conversation, but was met witli such studied reticence thut ho could not trace it out. Ex-City Engineer Smith, whon intor viowed. "yesterday, fraukiy said that ho would not divulge certaiu matters. Wnon asked on winch sido of town tho oxcoss was supposed to be, lie replied lie was not at liberty to state, nor did he fool jt liberty to say who had filed upon it. As tho city had sold pretty woll all its lands grunted to It as oxf dos, tliis movement Is likely to open a mint of litigation. The chances are that tho title of tho city will provail, since it lias hold possession over 150 years, and nearly 40 sinco the James btirvoy was made, and in. Lewis vs. San Antonio tho court decided that twenty vcars possession would bar tho state Tho excess In quantity, if any, ombraced within tho cities borders would belong to tho city. -J- How He Was Saved. Perkins "Suif kin failed! Well! I had a narrow escape yesterday. Ho tried to borrow ten dollars from inc." Posonby "You didn't lend it tc him?" "No, Indeed. I suspected there was something wrong, and and " "Well?7 "The fact is, I didn't have the ten dollars." Philadelphia Call. There are sli or elht consulship! In China to be filled, which pay salaries of 13,600 and o,000 r I i if?l )