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Temporary advertisement an rot be poid m adrance. , Job work, coRh Jn delivery. u -;'t ,...iV it-fV.',. ;..iT 4:&INi!Ai tkj WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1( $1.50 PER ANNUM. 1 X ipng'1i'iciK.td:itt,3 ' past, ending ' t6;;4ic.r:'f.sjt tier, -'t .'ted JW Uicbiv v ; 'f .,v.r- ; .'lattcrlyj jahge nkwf element af erini lmr. ti&; thai seraiSri litylyj Vo it. a. wider. ebpe:-ionif tteper ning,. jnlo.-.the: garderarone siRR iu' nfWy,i" . le wwi, di-Jvin .tUit'itnwd amohff the flower. ore Jaidt rolled yc-ting Lionel itknly. e bMcfef;:a letter introduction. w nejiatner.-jrom soinA utstant rcta tion; as frank nnd dobonnairo & 'young ,wtelde'rf trio brush and. mnhl-stick as i' had ever spoiled a yard cif good can- From tlio hour, of that eventful meeting lust four months ntro. tlierc Thud sprung up an. intimacy between Xlio .two which jiow seemed desliued fit'disturb-their-peace of mind. Lio- David ves ieh'tto ajongjlow wlilB tle, an leatis forward : v . 'Why, the n'ows -is Jtipt' this, sir: Somebody ot anotlier 'tha'6' , nobody's fever ' beared on "afore., lias gone and (rlml, and the doctor's conio in for thousands upon thousands p'poundsl" f f ; says, in a- sepulchral whisper. Ijhjisands and tliousiind; ! As soon fts I beard''v1iat.!ft)U;swlI upned l, .TWJ!iad stiiyed on, .takinfr up his quar- rf-i T.prKl )0J dr hi re g- j r M')ashyftrd 1 ea; -t?"f irninj." tlligencer, ;e." i TAKE. ' her sparkling stant froni a glory of the ids, plashing Ibnance' with fllble from the t the Lively Tflsey fishing t rhen Daid Lionel llanly, ; of .the great push. One of ?d and stalwart il years' ' of ' a,1 I faca-'SeSais ,to If tnuMj jofjjH'ie e nionlfts ofthe fclly upoiliiain In BelecfingrflJts-. eck lieap'unnetl d thwart of the fi free of our thenv, up ' as ewhafc fastidious dling, Into whose i fathoms below, ,ly lowered. The ivacious, Iresolute illow of Jive and ack in the stern in , enjoyment, airily 3 a horn of ice-cold ( tile famed well of Irhich he has been yely the island, and KMtt,. and letting bis itively from headland eef to reef, our last toast, David Lily !" ho says, rever- 'God blessberl" ex I'aining his glass ; and npanioii, joining him, j.iters, and apparently rnsey Lily too sacred a luted on, relapses into a .tion, and remains lost while David gathers nny spoil, hauls in the illy sets tlo mainsail, noid up her sweet face t-r gracionsncss be intro ientlo reader.;- Fair and iti 11 is the maiden whom (Hardy has alluded to as y Lily; a goddess among slier-folk; hedged in with egotten of kindly actions inpathics; the possessor of jelling face, with eyes of hazel, of a shade as where rays strike through inter ;hcs ,and enctrate to the ldergrowth of stem and fo witli lips from which pro gh, pure and fresh, and mu jne of the streams which mnd the pebbles of her own water-lanes. Huct village had known and l nriw t it i in in i,f II vt-di n. pat period had "elapsed since rv. her father, an antiquarian i.ar, had lost the better part of fortune, apd had brought her settle in the island, and to be 6 light of beautiful, old fa.ih Mia Luce farm, tho house he hlo bis home. There Doris supreme and held mimic court, Jg deputations of the village ' , distributing her bounty, su- ' 'ding the daily operations incl the maintenance of two Al- v'iws and a host of shock-headed jt . 43Bonq hor rose nd jiico- u, and bout too of terfeiit a neisrhborinsr farinhouRe. and feeing It week by weekKnore diHicult (to tear himself awij' yet, happily, ilnrfiiig , with tho weeks an added st-iinulu to work, as ,if his very bread ' ljenrted uj)on his labors as, indeed,' it almost did. During those four months, it is scarce ly necessary to observe, bis steps had tended frequently toward Delia Luce. The doctor, good man was ft because oi ino inornate uitection the young fellow bad conceived for ancient re mains? had taken to him marvel- ously, and so far from discouraging his visits had encouraged them. Thus it fell out that Doris and ho had seen much of one another; and to see much of Doris was to love her. l. Lionel was not long in making this discovery; and as he sat at work in the little room he bad fitted up as his studio, his brain would often be busy in the evolution of day-dreams. Though tho little income he was making was, he knew, painfully 'diminutive as in comes went, be nevertheless d.d not ig nobly rail against fortune, but set him self manfully to redress her deficiencies in so far as regarded himself. ' And if thon'lovest mens I love thee, we require little else," he would say, half aloud, as bis hand would fall to his bide, and he would bend in a sudden accession of tenderness over the picture which he was limning Doris fair form. "Love will make our cottage pleasant; and I lovo theo more than life." But then ho wasn't a lord of Burleigh, as he would a little ruefully reflect, and the only acres be had to offer her were a few acres of rather indifferently painted canvas. " But tho hand, lady, shall grow Btronger as the days pass on'.'-' he would- continue, still apostrophising the picture; and judging from tho draughtsmanship, it really did begin to look as if the hand were growing stronger. Tho picture bore for title " Good Advice," and was being painted surreptitiously. Its subject was tho Lady Doris giv ing admonition, out of the fullness of her experience of the world, to her little handmaid, Lizzie Syvret, daugh ter of David, who was about to leave her on domestic service in the great city of St. Peter l'ort Doris, supple, sylph-like, with her hazel eyes full of wisdom looking well into the future; Lizzie, reverential and receptive, in the erispest ami daintiest of mop caps, kerchiefs and aprons; the two wend ing their way through the water-lane which skirts the garden of Bella Luce; their setting, a tangled wealth of dog rose and bramble emblematic, may hap, of the thorns to bo, carefully avoided in little Lizzie's path. . '. But to return to the Lively Tolly, which, coquetting with each wavelet, as she scatters it into spray, sensibly nears the shore. David is sitting for ward, meditatively pulling a pipe of boneydew, while Lionel, with bis hand resting on the tilier, is directing tho course of the boat, and, judging from his expression of dreamy abstraction, is still lost in tho reverie which con cerns tho Guernsey Lily. Suddenly addressing his companion, he exclaims, solemnly : " David, the masterpiece shall bo un veiled to your eye this evening. The private view shall take place." ''AVhat, tho pictur', sir'?" asks David, removing bis pipe from his mouth in deference to the subject. "The picture, David, the picture; and if your little daughter and Miss Doris don't walk befoi you to the life, why rip the ciinvas from the frame and trice it up as a new top-s 1 tor the Lively Folly." " Thank'ee, Master Lionel," replies David, looking well pleased whether at the invitation to tho private view or the prospect of tho new .top-sail, does not appear. After a pause he adds, regretfully; " How Lizzie will miss her, sir I " "Xay, David," says the younger man, with quick sympathy, "we mustn't call it a parting. Miss Doris will be often getting over to see the little woman. What, after all, is five miles V " David slowly withdraws his pipe from his mouth, and, gazing -across to Lionel with a face which betokens wonder tempered with incredulity, gasps out : " "Why, hast thou not heard the news, lad?" "Xews? No, what news? How could 1? I've been staying away at Aucresse for the hut two da vs." wid asked the Wv46r'Aijiiislf, and Thousands -nd'. itfisDHV !' ho says. Them were ty. ' j$Jufc.ori&; and. lorl Master Lione4idN,W''Ti!l' rub his hands together unfl;flghl4iv; now -he'll be olt wi.(V;'ajsr.dor(4 T.fiTwIrm fnwn T cnhr.uiv Jnnrni tliu' ater .fell tl7. If. If atter nw;4nttob-&4,' a nt ilk i;,,2 V:, jhv4. gantic scheme with him for supplying London with iced soda-water,at some abnormally small sum per bottle." He bows. Yes, he recollects the doctor having alluded to the scheme in some reminiscence. .... . .:. " SomehoV," she cottUtues','cdemufB ly, " the soda-w laughing m lost a verv larca sum urftnuiiierVhrii what ho felt far n'u'rfv hififf fiend pst . 4 'V.': ' n very large sum, loov uenever lorgae papa except that is, till he died the other day." And htfr fuee, from which VtU'i .laughter had momentarily faded, London town, I su)"jse, Moure's thfVagiiin becomes dimpleiLover w.ithjrre pity; and Put youf ."Kelm down, tprvssible smiles. ' j.i see, murmurs Lionel, witii-nis IftArt, sunk to an abyssmal dcith,Ieel Ing like lead. " Ami . so tta 'cojne to Master Lionel; put ygSu-jfhn down ! G-r-r-r I Bless me ! if slle liTisn't gone and jibed!" And the Lively Polly, tfhich had been flapping her sail ominously to draw attention to her unheeded tiller, had swung up to the "wind, and now lay rolling uncomfortably from side to side. Requiring her sheets to be let go and hauled in before she would con sent to proceed on her course, the lit tle craft distracts David's attention from the deep ellect his news has pro duced on his young' companion; and there is no time, even if there were in clination, for questions and answers, for after one more short board the boat is beached. Leaving the task of haul ing her up to David and a fellow fisherman who happens to be standing near, Lionel hurries off, and ten min utes afterward is seated in the solitude of his studio, dazed and bewildered, with a great sorrow clutching at his heart. Thousands and thousands! Yes, there they were; repulsive in their coarse, barbarous glitter, whole bas tions and battlements of them, form ing an impassable barrier between him and the woman he loved! The woman he loved ! Ho started up from his chair, and restlessly crossing the room stood before the easel which supported his recently finished picture, and gazed upon her face. Ah, how he did love her 1 He had never quite re alised how much till then. Subjected to one of those mental freaks by which, with strange over sight of relative magnitudes, some trivial issue is temporarily obtruded in place of one of vital moment, his fc'e became arrested by some trifling tech nical omission; and taking up his pa lette ami brush he proceeded to rectify it. Yes, that M as better, he reflected, as he leaned back and regarded it criti cally. "While he gazed his thoughts hurried tumultuously into tho future. Her father would settle down in Eng land; and the exigencies of her wealth would throw her much into society, and the old life, in the little island would fade in her memory till it remained only as a dream a pleasant dream, perhaps, but still a.mere dream and she would,-grow conventional and worldly-wjse; the pity of it ! A knock at .the door. Ah ! he had forgotten. " The private view," he mutters to himself, with a ghastly attempt at a laugh. " Gome in, David." Enters the Guernsey Lily, and with folded hands and meek eyes which seek the ground, says. "Sir Painter. Sir Painter, I ani no David, but a sinyde maiden, who has just had tidings of your return, and bears a mandate from her father bidding you come and smoke a pipe with hii'n vver some beautiful, new, old fos.sil'WrUoins. And the chamber of; BlWpjipS being invaded, perhaps hefyoufiUtn'il on one side and jet me gazonpoh Mis treasure?" ' ' . , The hazel.eyes 'are raised demurely, ami CtuVtiosiiiiie,.-o:f. a smile islighting ijp!5'Jje fa i r)jiii.i over's face. . ' "4rtu-i.fcte from . conflicting emo- 'iiat'Llpu'i'I steps silently. from before lf and discloses the picture; ifoljfifh a rapturous little cry of de lig;V'Doris recognizes its subject. For a moment or two she stands leaning forward and gazing intently upon-the canvas; and then, dimpling and blush ing in her confusion, timorously holds forth her little hand and exclaims : "Oh! "What am I to say, Mr. Painter? Can't you find me words to express my appreciation? Can't I " Her eye suddenly catches the title of the picture, and she clasps her hands. " See 1" she cries, "I can give good ad vice. Let me promise to give you good advice whenever you may ask for it." His forehead Is clammy and cold, and his tongue cleaves to "the roof of his mouth. " Tell me the news, Doris; tell me what has happened," hojsays, hoarsely, "The news?" she repeats, sur prised. " About this death and this will," he blurts out, almost angrily. "Oh! haven't you heard?" she asks; then, with a laugh which bubbles forth spontaneously, protests, "It was too cruel ! " Cruel ! If she had any intuition of the anguish he was suffering could she allude to the tragedy in that light way? He motions her to a chair, and with the laughter still dancing. in her eyes and dimpling her sweet face, she sits down and recounts. " You must know, Sir Painter, that many years ago my dear innocent fa ther was seized with a passion for business, and persuaded an tsjuallv in-exp-"ii'iiced friend to enter" ','i- tiiink better of his ehVplwlihess, and now has died and le.it will in the doctor's favor?" '; . " Yes," whispers Doris. ' ' "Made over those thousands and thousands of which DaVld spoke?" continues Lionel, as if the words would choke him. s " Dear David ! How papa will ex ult !" murmurs Doris, with another irrepressible gurgle of laughter. "Yes, thousands and thousands," she as sents, lowering her .voice in an awe stricken wiiisper. "Ah !" he groans, as his worst fears are confirmed. " Of the empty soda-water bottles, you know," Bhe continues, softly. " Xow, wasn't it too elaborate a joke, Sir Painter?" "What!" ho almost shouts, as he takes a sudden step forward, the re vulsion of feeling sending the blood coursing like wildfire through his veins. But she has risen, and is already at the door. "Here's the dear legatee come to look for me," she says, as she opens it and takes her father's hand in hers. " You shall tell him how David took his joke, while I run away and look after the chairs being taken out into the garden. And as to your picture, Sir Painter' here her musical voiae became very earnest and subdued "I can't tell you all I think of it; but, as I said before, if you ever should re quire any good advice The rest . of the . sentence was lost, for she had tripped down the stairs and passed out of the hcuso into the summer air like some sweet melody. Then Lionel seizes the astonished doctor by the hand, and forcing him into a chair tells him from .out the depths of his heart the story of his love for the maid Doris. And the doctor, re turning tire honest grip of the hand, abruptly asks: "And you really do take an interest, Lionel, in ancient fossil remains?". "I yes, sir; certainly!" replies the bewildered lover. "Then, perhaps, you'll have the goodness, my boy, to -regard me in that light," he says, with a merry twinkle of the eye, " and et me pass the few remaining years of my life in your home. 1 mean, if your suit be successful, you must tako up your resi dence at Bella Luce; for I uan't afford to part altogether with my little girl." Anil then, with feeling too deep for utterance, Lionel again wrings the kind hand that is stretched out to him, and leaving the doctor to inspect the picture, goes whirling out of the house like a tornado and tears off in pursuit. It is just al the end of the water-lane that he overtakes the ob ject of his quest, threading her way daintily among the dog-roses and brambles; and there and then, in a voice whirh thrills her gentle heart with emotion, he tells her a tale of an artist who loved an island maiden with all th passion of his soul, and with his arm still round her waist asks her for., goo'if.. advice as to the course the. firtist. sluAtld pursue. "What advice vas,'iven is not reported. Rumor says' that it came rather indis tinctly; it being impossible for lips to acquit themselves with anything ap proaching to justice of two tasks at once. That it must have been good advice is, however, clear; for not only is the artist alluded to making very de cided headway in hi3 profession," but he is also wedded to the most blithe some little wife in an island where blithesome little wives abound a fact attested by the musical laughter which now comes echoing from out of the shady alcoves of IJellii Luce garden, and anon rippling from the deck of the Lively Polly over the -dancing waters of Moulin Huct bay. Fire Million Base halls. "Baseballs are like human beings you never know what's in them until you cut them open," said Al Reach, the old-time second-baser, as he placed one of his professional leagueballs before a circular saw, and after some little trou ble .halved it. "There! What do you think of that? A great deal of science and hard work is required in the manu- -ti facture of balls. For instance, the ball known as Reach's professional,' adopted last week by the American and the Interstate associations, is patented. I n the center is a round piece of the best Para gum. Then there is the-best stock ing yarn. This is stretched first by ma chinery to its utmost tension. Then it is wound by Jiand so tight that, as you see, it resembles one solid piece of material. The wind ing is done by single strands at a time. This makes it more compact. A round of white yarn is now put in, and the whole covered with a rubber plastic cement. "When this becomes hard it preserves the spherical shape of the ball, and prevents the inside from shifting when the ball is struck. You have seen some balls knocked egg shaped the first blow they are struck. Well, with this cement covering that is impossible. Then comes more yarn, and finally the cover. The .covering for all the good balls are made of horse-hide. Long experience has shown this to be the best. Cow or goat-skin will become wrinkled and wear loose. "Why, there is &s much change in the making of bar;cballs in tho last ten years as there is in the game itself. The sewing on of the covers is done by hand, and the thread used is catgut." No one man makes a ball complete. One person becomes proficient in the first winding, then some one else takes it; another man will fit the cover, but there are few of the workmen who be come proficient in the art of sewing the cover. A dozen men iu the course of a day will turn out about twenty live dozen first-class balls, and as a rule they make good' wages. Some manufacturers put carpet list in the ball:,' but this can easily be detected when the batting begins, because the ball soon loses its shape. Of course, for tho cheap balls, such as the boys begin with, not so much care is exer cised in the manufacture. They are made in cups, which revolve by fast moving machinery. The insides are made up of scraps ol leather and rubber, and then carpet listing is wound around the ball. It takes a man about ten minutes to turn one of these out complete. The Reach pro fessional ball weighs from five to five and one-quarter ounces, and is nine and one-quarter inches in circumference. All the other balls used by the profess ionals and high class amateurs are of the same proportions. It is calculated that about live million baseballs are made each year, and these are not ex travagant figures, when it is corwid ered that upon every vacant lot in the large cities and upon every village green in the country there are crowds of men and boys banging away at a ball whenever the weather permits. And yet people say the national game is dying out. Philadelphia Record. The State of Wisconsin owes $2,2o0, 000, its counties $l,7o'J,000, and its towns, villages and school districts $15,410,000, making a total of over $10, 000,000. Of the town and count debts over $1,000,000 represents railroad aid, and the schemes forwarded were in many oases swindles. The tax valua tion of property in the State is a little less than $500,000,000, which is op posed to be something more than half the actual value. United States Senator Piatt, t hair jnan of the committee on pensions, be lieves that l,r0,000,000 will be neces sary to mept the requirements of the next liseaf year. During l!8,". but $l(Ki,(HX,(MK will Imi required, and $7o,000,i00 tliyeur following. fOB THE LADLES. The Gold Prod act or California. "We clip what follows from an arti cle in the Century on " Hydraulic Min ing in California," by Taliesin Evans : The gold product of California from the discovery of the precious metal by James W. Marshall, in the tail-race of Sutter's Mill. January". 19, 1848, to June 30, 1881, amounted to f 1,170, 000,000. Of this sum $!00,000,000 is estimated t have been extracted from the auriferous piaeers. The remainder represonttU" yield of gold quartz mines," $',vNielr.- 'the State contains manv. Tius, Yearly product of gold in California is '.from'-$15,000,000 to 20, 01X1,000. tj.rtiii the date of discovery to 18G1 inclusive, the gold product of California aggregated 1700,000,000 derived chiefly from the modern river beds and shallow placers. A large proportion of the remaining $:lUO,0O0,0U0 has been obtained in tho deep gravel deposits by the hydraulic method. Strange as it may appear nn industry which has contributed so largely to the wealth of the world, and has been the means of tho settle ment and development of California, has reached a period in its history when it is claimed by a large portion of tho community to be a greater evil than blessing, and the question ot sup pressing the hydraulic method of gohl mining lias been tiio subject of earnest discussion in and out of the halls of legislation. The law has been invoked to suppress or control it. Even the State, through its attorney-general, lias commenced a suit to suppress its The trouble grows out of the immense amount of debris which the hydraulic, miners are discharging constantly into the water-courses of the State. Most attractive is a toilet of white Indian silk, with flounces bordered with white Spanish lace; the skirt is made rather short to shove the littlo red satin shoes, with bars across tho foot of the stockings of Spa"ii.h lace. The jacket corsage is of red s.ttin, with frills and flounces of Spanish lace and a large bouquet of white gardenias i't the side. rioaseheld Deeermtlre. The latest oyster plates are of plain white cluna and represent six single Ahells. Something new and unique in a Japanese teapot comes in the form of a dragon. Huge candlesticks of brass hare taken the place of flowers for dinner ';able decoration. Open fireplaces become mora and more extravagant and have now reached the acme of elegance. Tile floors are becoming quite com mon frr the kitchen. They are easily washed, and if properly laid do not wear out. Animals' heads, pugs, spaniels, mice, cats and chicken cocks are an import ant feature of many new and odd decorative articles. A pretty wall-pocket for a small parlor or bedroom is made of two Japanese fans joined together at the edges with narrow satin ribbons; Carnations are a good plant for win dow decoration. They should be potted in fine soil, and not kept very wet, particularly if the soil is reten tive. Very bright-colored shades on wax candles for the dinner table should be avoided, as the reflection of too much color is trying to those sitting at the table. - Pretty and inexpensive screens can be made by covering an ordinary clothes-horse with dark felt or plush, upon which Chineso-cra'pa pictures may be mounted. . Scroll patterns in raised work in geometrical or arabesque designs are rapidly gaining in popularity, and .will soon take the place of the popular ar rosene embroidery. For a pretty floor covering, but one which is very costly, take three eastern rugs of the same length and form for the centsr, and for the border use rugs of different designs and deeper colors. A new style of brass "fire-dogs" stand about three feet from tho ground, and represent two charming women of the sixteenth century, 'their coquet tish heads emerging from wide raffs, every fold and jewel of which is beauti fully and correctly molded. The favorite decoration for plush covers for sofa tables and chair Scarfs is embroidery of arraaene for the leaves and puffs of rlli)on for tho petals of flowers. TtfA.vffect-is won derfully artistic when tl 3. work is well done. "' Fashion No(, . The straight, slfendir5 lace pin is generally w orn, but thai tendency of fashion is toward brooches in odd, fantastic slivpes,'.... ! v . Alligator-skip. satchels, pockets and portmonnaies re.nuih used. They come in all shadea'pf yellow and black, but pale yellow' H the preferred color. White wool etc. evening dresses with accessories and: trimmings of colored or white velvet, plush, brocade satin, lace and chenille fringes will be much worn. Steel buttons as large as trade dol lars with incised figures cut on their polished surfaces are used to trim the skirt draperies of many imported cos tumes. , , The richest among tie new silks are the ottoman veleurs in heavy wide repped surfaces with large scattered flowers and figures in long pile plush and velvety .. f " Plush coiaf with black braid orna ments looped across tho front," military fashicn, are Worn by young ladies over a variety of skirts lor both indoor and outdoor wear. Light silk, of pale sea-green, delicate pink and lilac are combined, for even ing ware with dark garnet, dark blue, brown and royal purplu velvets with admirable effect. The fancy of the present moment is decidedly for monotone costumes, and while combinations tf two or moro materials in the same dress continue fashionable, these different fabrics are in most cases of the same color. Very dark colors are selected for the street. Chenille hoods with capes, in black and iu all colors, are most comfortable for wearing at night or for driving in cold weather. The hoods have white or black lace falling round the face and are trimmed with bows of ribbon. The cape fulls to the shoulder and the hood is tied closely under the chin. The Wat tea u Bhoe is for dancing or full dress ball wear. It is of cream suede; the toe is embellished with silver and gold beads in a floral design. The bow on top is of cream satin and the high French heels are covered with suedo. The stockings should match tho shade of the shoes, and they may be embroidered in the same designs. The tailor-made twee1 coats, with the colored waistcoat showing below the waist in front, are worn with va rious skirts; the gray ones especially with red waistcoats over black or dark blue skirts. A few white waistcoats can bo seen, and these have gold braiding and gold buttons. Gen d'arme, navy-blue, black, brown and very dark dresses show tliebe coats ott to advantage.
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