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CHEROOT ADVANCE.
“We had rather be right than to b9 President.”
VOLUME V.
CANTON. GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL 14, 188!!.
NUMBER 18.
THE CHEROKEE ADVANCE
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY
By X. X. EI>«E, Editor and Manger.
(met Up-Stairs turner Gainesville and vest
Marietta Street—over stare of G. M. McClure.
Official Organ of Cherokee County.
TERMS:
Single copy, one year $1 25
Single copy, six month* 65
Single copy, th ge months 85
ProTessionjl and Bnsinesi^Cards.
O D. MADDOX,
LOCAL ACENT
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Office in store of J. M. McAFEE.
J. W. JARVIS.
JEWELER AND PHOTOGRAPHER,
"CANTON, GEORGIA.
Can lie found at his Gallery, at any
time where be is always ready to do good
work at a lew price. [JulylCtf
W. A. C G. I. TEISLY,
ATTORNEYS at LAW,
CANTON, GEORGIA.
Will give primpt attention to all bus-
ideas intrusted to them. Will practice
in all the courts 'o. r the county, and ir
the Superior courts of the Blue Ridge
circuit. [,j»u7 ly
B. F. PAYNE, P. P. DuPREE.
PAYNE & DuPREE
Attorneys at Law.
CANTON, : : GEORGIA.
L. el. GARTRELL,
Attorney at Law,
8J Whitehall S:., Atlanta, Georgia
Will practice in the U. S. Circuit an* 1
District Courts of Atlanta, and the Su
preme and Superior Court of the State.
H. W. NtWMAN . JNO. T. ATTAWSY
NEWMAN & ATTAWAY,
Attorneys at Law,
CANTON, : : GEORGIA.
Wi'l practice in the Superior Court of
Cherokee Anri Adjoining conntles. Prompt
Attention given to All l>uaine«i planed in
their hands. Office in the Court Home.
H. H. McENTYRE,
I3riclc, Plasterinpr
AND STONE WORKMAN,
CANTON, GEORGIA.
I am fully prepared to do any kind of
Masonry or P'estcring at the lowest possible
rates, and solicit the patronage of thoee de
siring work iu my line. tl. II. McEntyrk.
JOHN H. BELL,
Carpenter,
Haring permanently located in Can
ton—He h now prepared to do all kind*
of carpenter’s work. Building and re
pairing promply done at satisfactory
prices. Parties contemplating building
will find it to their interest to get my
prices before closing contracts with oth
er workmen. J. H. BELL.
G. W. EVANS,
Gainesville Street, CAN TON, GA
ear the'Rail road Depot.
Horses and Buggies at reasonable
prices. *
Carriages and Horses always ready.
Will send to any part of the country,
with careful drivers and gentle teams,
All kinds of stock fe l and well cared
for.
■HAVLINO AND DRAYING
done at low rates.
Customers will be politely waited on
it all hours, day or night.
G. W. EVANS,
nnv26 ’81 tfl Proprietor,
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FROST.
The rsne Is etchod with wondrous tmorry:
Curve Interlaced with curve and line with
11 ft*.
Like Subtle measures of sweet harmony
Trans formed to shapes of bonuty crystalline.
Bllm, grnooful vines and tendrils of such sort
As never grew save In some fairy world
Wind up from roots of mlstod silver wrought
Through tulip Hewers and lilios half un
furled.
Shag tlrs and hemlocks blond (with plumy
palms.
Spiked cacti spring from feathery ferns and
weeds,
And sea-lilooms such as rock In Southern
calms
Mlnglo their foamy fronds with sedgo and
reeds.
And there are flights of birds with Iris wings
That shed In mid-air many a brilliant plume,
And scinililnting shoals rf swimming things
That seem to fluat lu clour green ocean
gloom.
And there are dlamond-erustori diadems,,
And orb-tof pearl and scepters of pul" geld,
Stored up lu crystal groltoes, lit with uems
Anil paved with emeralds of prtro untold.
And marvelous nrehlteeture of no name.
Facades and shafts of lovollest torni and huo,
Keen plnnn<-!es and turrets tipped wVh Hums,
And fretted domes of pure t sapphiro bluo.
All these the Gewllof the Frost last night
wrought through She still cold hours b,
elmrm and rune;
And now, like dreams dlspollcd before the
light,
They Meat away In vapor on the noon.
—CharleeL llUdrelh, In Itaiyer'ii A/uyiufne.
C. D- MADDOX,
ATTORNEY at LAW,
CANTON, GEORGIA.
TIN SHOP.
J. H. STEADMAN,
Manufacturer ol all Tinwa.e, roofing
guttering, stove pipes, gas pipes, steam
pipes and anything made of tin, etc.
Repairing.—Will repair any and ev
erything from a tin cup to a forty ho ^
engine at short notice, All charges low
and work warranted. Marietta si eet,
Canton, Ga. [mar25 ’82 ly
MEDICAL CAUD
DR. N. SEWELL returns thanks to the
citizens of Canton and vicinity, for their lib
eral patronage.
Being permanently located, will continue
to practice medicine, surgery and midwifery.
Hoping by industry, energy and strict ap
plication to bnsiness, to merit an increased
patronage and confidence.
Office.in Dr. W. A. Green’s Drug Store.
Residence adjoining W. H. Warlick.[nov9
J. M. HARDIN,
House, Sign, Carriage
—AND —
Orn&nental Fainter.
FRESCO & SCENIC ARTIST.
CANTON. GEORGIA,
’ J. M. BURTZ,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
CANTON, GEORGIA.
Office in the Court House. [mar25 ly
COME
AND
SEE ME.
I HA VE just opened a Complete Stock
direct from tbe manufactory ot Fancy
Candies, Mixed Candies, Plain Candies,
-Crackers ot ail sort s, Also Fresh Raisins,
N uts, Oysters, Canned Goods, and every
thing wanted in this line. I respectful
ly ask patronage of my friends, both m
the store and job work. Blanks, Deeds,
always on hand.
CLAUDE F. EDGE.
Nsvl*, 1882.
QEO. R. BROWN,
Attorney at Law,
Will practice in the Superior Courts
of Cobb, Milton, Forsyth, Pickens and
Dawson counties, and in the Superior
end Justioe Courts of Cherokee.
Office over Jos. M. McAfee’s store.
Special attention given to tbe collec
tion.of claims.
Business respectfully solicited.
Jan 13, 1883.
A NEW WORK SHOP,
D. W. Bridges has opened a shop one
door above Geo. Lathem’s store. He
builds houres, mills. Bridges makes and
repairs all kinds of furniture, and does
' nything that can be done with wood.
Call and see him. [janl883tf
PAINTING!
BRIDGES & F0RRISTER,
House and Sip Piters,
Will paint wagons, buggies, furniture,
and all other plain ami fancy painting.
See or address J. W. BRIDGES cr J. B.
FORRESTER, Canton, Ga. [feblO ’83
R. E. CASON,
DENTIST,
Has now located in Cartersville, H
solicits pationage from his old friend
and offers his professional services to all
fsbS’SItij
THE GOOD SAMARITAN.
Mias Betty Van Dyke hnd curlod hor-
self flp iniho corner of tho spacious
winclow-sill iu her mother’s kitchen to
watch Filina flute tho flounces of her
India nmsiin. Miss Batty wa as pretty
and fresh as a rose; lior eyes wore of
heaven’s own bluo, hor hair like threads
of gold, her checks "like a Catherine
near, (ho side that’s next the sun."
Filino wns nothing more than a bundle
of old bones wrapped in a pioeo of parch
ment; she was a native or Lorraine and
had lately married an Englishman fa
miliarly known as "George,” whom
she had loved for many a jonr.
Miss Potty was romantic, and it so do-'
lighted her when George at last yielded,
to the Idolatry of poor Fit no that, she
coaxed hor father into leasing a bit of
scrubby woodland, with a tumble-down
house upon it, to George, so that ho
could havo a garden and potato patch
and raise somo chickens and tako nice
care of | oor Fifine. Miss Betty oven,
condescended to go to them during the
house-finishing nnd the lionoymo n and
assist Fifine in hor little domestic fur
nishing and adorning and advi-oGeorge
in relation to his garden, his potato
patch, his chickens and wo'Hl-splnt inp^
But, truth to snv, George Imd
studied the character nnd aitrlhutuspf
the noblw Indian that lie modeled his
life upon"I so far ns resigning all do
mestic dut'es to poor Filino. Tic gave
over to his spouso tho entire supervision
of tho garden, potato patch, chickon-
raising and even tho wood-splitting. Ho
was of a dreamy nature and would sit
for hours on a rude bench ho had placed
near tho water, an I there lie would
smoke and nioditato until Filino had
tidied up the house and led the chickens
nnd hoed the potatoes and washed a
couple of dozen pieces for one of her
patrons, and split some wood and got
dinner upon the table, nnd then George
would come in and oat dinner with
Fifine and toll her of all he had been
thinking about while silting there upon
tho bench under the trees.
Fi: no was very happy. She knew
that George was su; oi ior to hor in
m nd, but lie bad told her timo and
agn'n that it was right lie shou'd bo her
superior, and lie loved hor all tho bet
ter for it.
Cut M ss Betty had her misgivinga,
and one day, w on she was curled up
like a lovely kitten upon the window
sill, she said to Filino: "What does
George do, Fit no, towards the support
of tho household? It seems to me that
you are always slaving and toiling.
'iVhat does George do?"
Then Fit no shrugged her shoulders,
which had become somewhat crooked
and bulgy fiom the heavy burdens they
had borno all those years, and elevated
her eyebrows, which were raihor scrag
gy and giny, and said, with a world of
feeling in her voice: " What does he do,
my angel? He gives to me tho happi
ness which is my all; he gives to me tho,
conver-ation which is beautiful; be tells
me of what is going on in the big, busy
world; lie pities, he consoles, ah, my lit
tle one. be loves me'.”
Miss Betty blushed and was silent,
and thought, foolisli child, that after
all Lhis was everything. ■ She loft Filino
to iron the tucks and furbelows with
which Mrs. Van 1 yke delighted to adorn
her daughter Betty and went out under
the grape-vine and walked to and fro
ind thought that if somebody—and
here she trembled and blushed at tho
thought of his name—would read to her
igain, would ta k to her again, would
tell her of the big, beautiful world once
more; if he would love her—ah, what
would she not be glad to give in return!
She would work for him—aye, she would
work her slim fingers to tho bone, only
of course he wouldn’t let her; lie was
too noble and generous and thoughtful.
But if tl e necessity should arise, how
glad she would bo io do even like poor
Fifine, if only he would love her in re
turn!
But, alas! the superiority of mank'nd
was here also pre-eminent. He was the
new minister, the Rev- Keg naH Koake.
The consistory had thought it best to
get a young mam, so that he could board
around among the parishioners and thus
save tho rent of a parsonage. Captain
Van Dyke, Miss Betty’s father, had
thought it best to economize in every
way that they could and had even taken
the young man to board at first. lie
told his wife they’d scarcely mis3 what
the parspn ate and tho church must bo
helped along as milch as was prudent
and possible.
But the Captain, after a few months,
,i Suddenly changed his mind. Tbo young
'minister was very fertile In imagination
and quick in thought; and his sermons
.were speedily prepared, and the long
summer days had so many sweet, rich
hours td till! Miss Betty's duties wore
also light; her mother was still uotivo
and robust and there were two sturdy
young women in tho kitchen, besides
the occasional artistic work of Filino.
Tho Captain’s sight was koon end
Strong; when ho was out sailing in tho
bay tie could see a couple of figures
bending over somo book in the summer
house or wandering nmong tho rocks or
‘aloug tho sands upon the shore. Tho
Captain would come homo hot nnd
vexed, and take his wlfo to task for this
misdoing.
"1 don't want any beggarly parsons
hanging around m- daughter," said tho
Captain.
The good lady would look very much
shocked and really tromblo in hor heart
at the Captain's temerity, for sho
thought it was almost templing Provi
dence to cast a contemptuous word
upon t ho clergy, but sho hnd that whole
some fear of tho Captain that sho never
ventured to remonstrate with him. ho
•ighed in .secret with her daughter when
the Cuptain managed to transfer the
preacher to the care of a wealthy and
comely widow in tho neighborhood.
" He can poach all he pleases on that
domain," said the Captain. And short
ly afterwards ho wns delighted to sea
the reverend gentleman ridingc it with
tho lair widow and ga boring grasses
and ferns in the piutty woodland haunts
about Granville
“We can’t koop a parson single,”
chuckled the Captn n at his dinner-ta
ble; "the women won’t lot him alone,
do what we may. But tlm widow Ben
son owns her own house, nnd that will
save rent for a parsonage.”
Tho morsol upon Miss Betty's fork
remained untested, nnd the Captain in
this way spoiled many a ineal for his
daughter.
And so tho summer waned, and Sep
tember was at hand—September with
her soft blue haze and rich warm sun-
shino; amt though tho widow had a
brilliant garden of her own sho was
fend of tho wanton wild flowers that
grew so luxuriously in I ho woods of
Granville. She and tho young minister
filled tho house with great clusters of
golden-rods and asters nnd big ) urplo
poke herrios. One day the pony ph o
ton slopped before the door of < a tain
Van 1). ko and the widow was led into
the sitting room, where sho found Miss
ting was not n very heavy burden, but l or hnd lifted her to tho widow’s side,
she carried also a kett'.o of iee with hor |nnd forgot to lake his arm nwav. It
nnd a pot of jelly. She took tho road !« w ;' nrk ’, ftm 11,0 ° nl / fV thftt
through the woods, nnd though it was'* I 0 " 0 ! n the sky was .that of Venus,
growing darker and her heart beat l^ lu T drove rapuHy on. Miss Betty’s
rapidly and she could not brush tho I h ™!' t tlM " n P in K unison with tho hoofs
mosquitoes away because iWh* “Kold'yiu.” «nld (l.e wUlow. “you’d
have your la' or for >ur pains. We
she could not save hor from tho stings (Stopped at liimo s, . the poor creature
of slander and reproach sho should Tit " :l * adoration for you. She
least ho free from tboso of mosquitoes. | l 'u h'd upon every saint, in the ealendnr
At last through the trees sheeonld seo 1 1° showor blessings upon your head,
o chicken-coops of Fifine, and soon Hie said that you lind hi ought her?
tho cnickon-coops
she yvns at tho poor woman’s bodsido.
The heart of Mlsa Betty was fired with
indignation when she 'remembered the
cruel words of tho widow. Filino lay
upon a rmlo bed in tho cornor. Always
thin nnd brown, nIio might noyv havo
been taken for an exhumed CJueen of
some
beautiful ice and delicious jelly, an l a
net that yvasmost beautiful.”
“But she refused thorn nil,” said Miss
Betty.
“All yes.” replied the widoyv; “hut
George did not rofusu them. He hnd
chopped up the ice in the milk and had
Egypt, and Miss Bott.y could not hung- spread all tho jelly upon his bread and
ino how all these mosquitoes could find ! had yvrapped himself up in tho mosquito
it in their anatomy to prey upon poor i netting nnd laid upon the lounge as we
F.lino when the fat and unctu <uh mib- I entered, snoring, as Filino rai<L like an
“■Betty almost hidden by a mosquito net-
VUring w Web she was busily patching.
“Come, child,” said the widow,
“ put away that rag and run and get
pretty dress on. Fve promised myself
this many a day yve shmihffliko th s
drive together, and 1 declare to you it
•hall bo the rarest ono you ever had iu
your life. Tho day is mado richly to
order for it: tho balmiest air. tho golrl-
enestsunshine not a cloud III the sky!
Bun away and mako yourself look as
piotty as you can.”
*• You are very kind,” said Miss Bet
ty. with a little trip of cold jealousy oil
her longuo, “but 1 must mend this not-
t ng for poor Filino. She is sick with a
fever, nnd the mosquitoes are dread, ul
down thero in tho wood. Mamma says
I may havo this netting if 1 can mako
it do, it is so badly torn,” said poor
Betty, “and io perplexing! But 1
could not sleep, Mrs. I onson,” sho
added, will) an air of gentle dignity, in
which there was also a slight snill’ of
reproach— ‘I could not sleep in mv own
hod of luxury and know that poor Filino
wa-languishing there a prey to fever and
mosquitoes.”
If the widow had thcroujion oTorail
to drive to toyvn with Miss I etty and
buy for filino a brand-ncyv canopy Miss
Betty would have put the old netting
aide; hut she was at heart very glad
that the fine; lady ollerod no such sacri
fice to charity, for sho could not bear to
find her altogether porfect.
“Ton chances to ono, my dear,” said
tho widow, “you’ll have j our labor lor
your | a ns. These |>oor creatures aro
very superstitious and queer and don t
know what, is best 'or them. 1 vo no
doub', in any case, sho has pretended to
bo sick to got rid of somo clear-starch
ing for your good mother. Filino
wou’d rather work at home, so that sho
can he with that lubberly lout of a hus
band of hors. Hie is tho finest and best
of laundresses, and sorry should I ho
to have anything befall her; but you
must not believe ali these wily Freucli-
atanea of George was temptingly at hand
upon the bcucli outside, whore he was
enjoying hi* evening pipe. Miss Betty
•looped o\or the sioR woman and said
ft ly: “I havo brought you some ice,
dear l ilinc.”
“ Ah, my angel! ray nngol of light!”
•aid Filino, “ thou hast of hearts tlm
most merciful; but, alas, I cannot have
the he. I am too cold already, my
little ono. Thero Is a cold hand at my
heart. No, no; I cannot havo tho
ice.”
“Very well, Filino,” said Miss Betty,
putting down the kettle which had been
such a nuLancu to hor, “you shall m>t
he troubled with tho lee but hero Is
•omo jelly.”
•• Aii, my blossod ono!” cried Filino,
thou aitlike asa nt from Heaven; hut
talk not to mo of jelly. They havo
given me of jollv many \enrs ago, a'tor
some bitter medicine, and I have since
that time no hunger for jelly. Ah, my
rose of tho wildwood! It makes me sick
to think of it.”
“Then do not think of it, Fifine,”
sa'd Miss Botty, putting aside the jar
tiint had grown heavier amt heavier at
every stop of the journey. “But these
dreadful mosquitoes, they nrodo\curing
you.”
“All, yes, my adored one, they
demons without mercy; they havo
drawn nil the blood from my body, and
their dreadful song Is madness to iny
brain. Bui rest tranquil; death will soon
p t an oral to my misory “
"But seo here', tm poor Fifine,” cried
Miss Butty, exuitingly unrolling her
precious not", "now you can sleep m
pome Wo will spread this ovc
nngol. Filine was parched with fever
and devoured with mosquitoes, but sho
declared to mo that sho was qnlto com
fortable and happy. I do not under
stand ,1."
But Miss Betty did. Sho nestled
closer to tho nrm about her, and lifted
her Hushed and rad ant face to the ono
above hor own.
“Mv sweet little Samaritan!” ho
whispered; and although the widow
could not understand the huppiiiei-t of
Filino, it was olear to the heart of Miss
Betty.—harpers Weekly.
. _ ity
George and I, nnd hot one of thoTUon
Women say.
The color mantled high in Miss Bet
ty’s cheeks as these slanders fell upon
her ears, and she steadily roluscd to p it
her work aside.
"You are a lttle goose,” said tho
widow at length. "Must I tell you,
then, that we shall havo some charming
company with us? We are to stop at
my hou o for Mr. Hoako—there,^ now,
Miss Betty, run away and dress.”
Tho color lied from Miss Betty s
cheeks and tho needle trembled in her
fingers. As sho raised her blue eyes lo
the tine black ones of the widow a tear
or two trembled within them.
" You are wel ome to your charming
company,” sho said. "I will go on
whh my work for my poor Fifine.
The widow laughed lightly and went
away, leaving poor M ss Betty to
s'ruggle on with nor troublesome taste,
which was more and more irksome
now that she knew how some
other people were spend ng their
noon. As rent after rent yawned be
fore her, and her weary little finders
grew less and less nimble, more than
onee the question arose with n her
whether it was better to go on. Since
nobody cared for, why should she care
for anybody? But her generous heart
conquered all these bitter temptations,
and nearly at night-fall she ran up
stairs to slip on tho pretty muslin i
all smoothed and crimped by the art
and industry of pooh Fifine. The net-
•ters can reach you. See, my poor Fl-
lino, wo will draw this over vou—so,”
and suiting tho notion to tho word Miss
Betty nulled tho not ovor the high jiost
of the bedstead, when suddenly a torri-
lied look upon the sick woman's face
slaved her bunds, and sho cried out io
Filino in dismay: “Don’tyou want the
not over you. Filino ”
“Ah. life of my life!” said Filino, “it
is sad, it i-i terrible! I know not how
to deny thee, after all thou ha*l dono
lor me; but, oh, my little one, I can
not have it ovor mo. I havo tried, for
thy dear sake, to hour It. I told myself
that I would sav no word against ii at
least till thou were gone, when Georgo
could pull it away.--but I can not even
foronolittlo moment. Ah, my nugel,
wait until I am dead, and then they can
draw over me tho pal, and p't can
dles at my head ami feel, and do with
mo what they will; but while I am vet
alive I can not ho treated like a dead
bodv.”
Miss Betty said no further words of
entreaty or remonstrance, but lot the
miserable, flimsy thing full out of her
bunds iiijoii tho Boor; and ha ing
smoothed Fifine’s pillow a; d held some
milk to her lips and promise I to come
again n o m uning, Miss Betiy tnok
the wo' • nl oiiit home again
It wi n) quite dark, and big
shadows i e ued to threaten every s ep
of hor way. Her ncurt was heavy wbli
in hor, and her poor llttlo feet seemed
scarcely able to carry c\eu hor light
weight along. What a wretched abor
tive attempt bail been hers lo u lcviatc
the misory of poor I il'ne? It was as
the beautiful widow had said, sho had
had her labor for hor pains—the beauti
ful. inocKing widow, who was no doubt
rid ng home through the gloaming with
tho itev. Reginald Koake.
At that ve y moment Miss Betty heard
the tramping of hoofs behind her, and
stepped hsiuo to lot the light-1 mbed
pony of the widow pass by. I lie basket
sides of the phaeton were filled with
wild flowers, and the while hands oi the
minister hold a bunch of shy, sweet lor
get me-nots as bluo as Miss Bet y’seyes
The wi low drew up her pony nnd
bade Miss Iletly get in by her side, lest
the hobgoblins of the wood should de
vour he ; but the young girl stoutly re
fused, nor would she be coaxed from
her decision.
“1 am not afraid of hobgoblins,
she said, thinking in her heart there
could be none so greedy and rapacious
as the beautiful widow herself.
“ Now what is to be done with this
obstinate child?” said the widow. The
minister had long since leaped from the
wagon and approached Miss Betty; b t
she turned her back on him, perhaps
lo hide the tears of wretchedness which
were tailing out ot hor ey. s.
• -Pick her up and put her in hero by
me,” said the widow. “ 1 am myself a
little afraid o th* satyrs of the wood
Come, child; do not bo a goose and ge
jealous of your grandmother. d he
gentleman there has gathered a pretty
nosegay of forget.-me-nots for vou that
were left over from spring. We have
been looking for you far and wide, and
he has done nothing hut talk to me ol
bis love for you till I am sick of the re
frain.”
Betty turned a swift, melting g ance
behind her. In a twinkling the minis-
Kmining Ilnur lo Swlin.
The recent disasters on tho waters lint e
conclusively proved the advantages of
tho art of swimming. TIioho who were
conscious of their ability to swim wore
cool in more than ono sense of Lie word;
for they not only wero not itunic stricken,
but they did not burn. Even tboso who
can but float In the water feel that they
have resources which others do not share.
Among the passengers of tho Beowan-
hakuwas Mr. Samuel Barlow, of New
York, who having provided himself with
a life preserver, gave it away to another
passenger and dropped into tho water,
Ho turned liimaolf upon his bock and
floated, managing to keep his nose above
water until ho was rescued. All the pas
sengers who could swim, or at least who
did swim, reached the shore in safety.
It would reinforce persons otherwise
liable to ho fear-stricken, with assurance,
cnubling them to tako measures for sav-
ou, | ing themselves. If, for example, tho
wnter were not an alisolato terror to one*
half or three-fourths of tho passengers,
when a collision occurs or a fire breaks
out, they would, with some degree of
carefulness and deliberation, set about
lowering the boats. They could exercise
their reason and take precautions, would
look to see if the plugs were all in, and
would lower the bonts, porlinps, without
emptying everybody out or filling the
boats with water. On tlio Narragansett
one of the boats wns lowered while the
plug in the bottom, allowing the rain
water to mu away, was out, and the boat
filled. Tho patent plug, which, by the
pressing of the water on the bottom, is
forced home, ought to be used in all
boats; but it is not, and a little caution
and preservation of tho mental balance
on the part of the passengers would avoid
these unnecessary dangers.
It is not merely, therefore that the art
of swimming will savo tho lives of voy
agers, but the familiarity with the water
and tho consciousness that one can, even
when lie must tuke to the water, support
himself in it for a time at least, and un
til help comes, would prevent the dread
ful panics to which more than to the dis
aster itself, the great loss of life is duo.
Should every man, and every woman, and
every child that’s old enough to learn, be
aware that as soon ns they touch the
water they could support themselves in
it, nearly all of tho immediate danger
would disappear, A swimmer, too, can
use even a life-preserver to better advan
tage than ono ignorant of the art.
Of courso swimmers drown sometimes,
but tho proportion is very Bmall, end it
happens quite us often that it is the boy
that cannot swim who is drowned while
in bathing. Tho number of swimmers
that are drowned is very much smaller
than tho number of non-swimmers who
are drowned while bathing or sailing.
A Monel mrv.
Do yon want to read this word-picture
)f a modest girl ? I wish more of her
ilass existed, for tho soke of society at
'urge. She is not what is called hond-
joine. though possessed of a quiet at-
triwitivencss all her own. Her wardroLie
is chosen for quality according to her
unauciel circumstances ; the colors are
selected with caro, suitable to each other
md favorable to her complexion (you
may call this taste, so is is, “ modest
lucre ”) ; ths style must, of course, be as
□ear the popular fashion as she dare ap«
proHch, but never quite up to the height;
when out calliig or shopping she dresses
with neatness a.ud care ; if walking, sho
neither moves too fast nor slow, but
rlijin along with n natural arid graceful
step which is very becoming, recogniz-
ng licr friends by a polite bow or wel-
•ome grasp of the hand ; but there are
io iMronwtrative embraces or gashing
vordf. She is strictly truthful. When
my question is being discussed, wkBher
•pinion is asked, she gives it hesitating
ly, not doubtfully, and, if not accepted,
never allows herself to utter a contra-
liotlon, but calmly and quietly with-
lraws from the discussion, although her
opinion is not lost or defeated by so do
ing ; on the contrary, it almost always
carries weight and effect. Her acts and
words are unobtrusive, but her influence
is great in tho home whioh it is her hap
piness to adore.