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Ball Against Pythona. List Sunday week one of tha moat remarkable scenes on record is report ed as Laving boon witnessed in the vicinity of Table Mountain. A troop of eattlr, consisting of twelve cows and a patriaicbal old boll, were graz ag on one ol the plateau-liko epms of the mountain, which is surrounded on three sides by precipitioua ravines, and j on the four.h side, that nearest the mountain, Iy dense bush, Sonje na tives higher up the mountain were at -I;anted by the sudden bedowing of tha cattle, and saw two enormous pythons coming out of the bush and making for ibe cattle, which had drawn themselv es up in a compact group with the bull at i:s head. As the pythons drew near the animals gradually back ed till they stood cu a small space that juttled out over a tremendous pre cipice. At this staga a sudden rush was made, but only one heifer succeeded in escaping. The other cattle, bellowing most piteously, gradually backed, and one by one fell over the precipice till finally the bull only was loft. He suddenly charged at the big pythen, transfixed the reptile on his horns, but the second suako seized the bull in his dolds and having its taii around a huge boulder, csixmenced to crash the ball, which, moaning piteously, atrug glad frantically to escape. .The tail of the python lost its hold of tho rock, hut the larger snake which had slipp ed off the horn, lapping its tail round a smaller boulder opposite the one the other snake bad just released, seizrd the bull and compressed the animal in its scaly told. The other python sue ceeded in regaining its former posi tion, and tbo bull was laterally sus pended in mid air by the sDakes. The scene looked like some gba-tiy trium pb,rl march. The snakes were evi dandy getting the bast of the poor brure, which was bleeding profusely, when, by a sudden effort, bis struggles foiced both reptiles to loose their hold of the rocks and the whole three were hurled into the ravine beneath. The cattle were found on the first ledge of the precipice, all being dead, but the bull and the pythons bad bounded from lelgo to ledge, and were found 400 feet below the scene of the light. The bull was merely a mingled mass aud the snakes were greatly mu- tilated, the lager one having the ver tebrae broken in nine places. The pythons, whioh were of the rock spe cies, male and female, measured re spectively 40 feet 2 inches and 36 feet 9 and one half inches. This is a com mon length fo* pythons in South Afri ca. A scratch Call. The people of Ashley, a suburb of Wilkesbarre, Penn., had a little social sensation. Pfttecn year* ago John Lamb, a master mechanic, in the em ploy of the Lehigh v alley Railroad, married Miss Mary Crogan, daughter of Railroad Superintendent Crogan. Tho nuptial event was the talk of the town at ike time.. A special train from Philadelphia brought many invited guests. Mr. Lamb accepted a position under one of the railroad companies headquarters at St. Louis, but he did not remain long. After being married only six months, an estrange ment spraDg up between the young couple, and the wife returned to bor homo in Ashley. Lamb left St. Louis and wandered through the Western territorv. Ilia wife heard nothing definite about him until about two years after they wero married, whon her brother ia law sent her a clipping j from a wfstern paper giving an tc count of tho drowning ol her husband. John Adams, however, who his a big rtiiaing B’orj, proposed marriage. Mrs. Lmb aecrptad. All arrangements had been mads, and tha wedding trn ; seau was delivered to tha prospective bride’s home. The lady was in theajt of examining her dreset* with the aid of tho dressmaker, when a knoak earns to the door. It was opened and there? stood'the long lost husband. Man and wife had a long interview, and as ire suit, reconciliation followed. Aiams was reluctant to giye up his betrothed, and a minister had to be called to make 'an,amicable arranveulant.. Japanese Carvers. An ivory carver set in hi-r li tie room, open to his little garden, chia eding upon a magnificent tusk frou which the form of a graceful female figure was just emerging. Tho ivory ha held between his knees, while his tools were all spread cut by hi* side. “How long will this take yon?” a6kcd the Tokio correspondent cf the Phila del phi a Times. “About four months,” he replied. “And what is tho propor tiou between the value of the material and tho value of the labor in such a work as this when completed?” “1 paid $l5O for this piece of ivory, and four months’ work at fifty a month is two hundred dollars. Total cost about 350 dollars.'’ Fancy one of the mo3t skilful and original artificers in the world—lor this man’s ivories are admired every where—-imply estimating his own la bor at futy silver dollars a month, while at home our great painters do not hesitate to ask a thousand dollars tor u picture covering a few square feet I Is there auy doubt which is the true temperament of the artist? “Are you not vary sorry sometimes to part with one of these works that has been your companion and part of your lile for so long.” lie looked up for amo meut at a big white lily nodding above him in the garden, and then gently shook his bead. “No,” he said; “Kon do no wotto migeto no tsumori de goziimasu—l expect ths next will be more beautiful.” The wood carver, seated with a doz ea apprentices among his fragrant lit ter, knew that we were coming, and presented us each with a largo #ugar figured cake in a pretty box. “I am very p00r ,,/ no said, with a aniile, “for wood carving is out of fashion now. Nobody builds beautiful Japanese houses any more.” He had just been so fortunate, however, as to get a eom mission for a number of pierced ventil ating iriezes for the new palace, and one of these he showed to us neatly completed--an exquisitely gracelul desiga of flowers and flying storks. If rich English and Americans only knew for what trifling sums such a man as this would produce far thorn, carved woodwork for their man&ions, tar more beautiful than they could get elsewhere for ten times—yes, fifty times the cost, ha would not bo poor long. The Laneiers and ‘ Tucker." Tho recent discussion which has just been started in religious cir oles concerning the inauguration ball has led to the publication of a story as to how Gen. Harris >u once had a dancin; party in his own house, and with his own consent, in spite of his strict Presbyterian principles. Tho story is toid by an Indianapolis lady, as follows: “At the olosa of the war 1 was one of a club composed of about twelve couples of young people, and Mollie Scott, tha youngest sister of Mrs. Hir rison, was also a member. Tha girls were all the daughters ol strict Presby terians, and the boys, young fellow#, who had just returned from the war. At that time the lano ers were high in favor. It caused many a heartache among tho girls because dancing by church people was not considered the proper thing. By dint of ardent plead ings most of them secured tho consent of their parents to learn the dance, but some failed. The cla£> at different meetings was entertained by the differ eat yoaug lady members. (jjou. Harrisou’s opposition to dare ing was well known and discussed, but, despite this, Mollis Scott and her brother ilenry, enjoyed the dance as thoroughly as any of the club mem bars. When it became Mollie’s turn to-entertain at her sister’s houue, she said, sadly: ‘l’m afraid we won’t havo a pleas ant time. I wjn't dare to ask Broth er Bea, for I know it would do no good, and ha might not let mo go out any more. 1 conld manage Carrie all right, but B?u is so strict 1 The evening came, and a strain of the favorite qnadrillo set every foot tapping, and tho qmstion of dancing was put under discussion, but thero were the general and his wife sitting across the hall. One of the party pr o . posed they fool Ban by making him think the dance was a game. The un holy scheme immediately jumped into favor, and Mollio, with two others, wont timidlv across tho ball and said: ‘Ben, do you care it we play Tuck er?’ •Tucker, what’s Tucket?’ said BeD. ‘Oh, its a sort of play where the boys and girls get around in a ring, with an odd one in tba center called Tucker, and wh*n they promenade ho steals someone eleo’s partner, and the one left is Tucker, ’ was the unbiash - ing'reply. Tba general said lie didn't care what they played, when Mrllie said she didn't know but what he might, as they stepped around to music and one eompaaion chimed ia with ‘something like the old fashioned wcev ily wheat." The girls flew back across the ball with beaming faces, and it didn't take many minutes for the dance to bn go ing, with the additional feature ‘Tuck ei‘ its the center. The plan worked finely, aud Gen. Harrison and his wife looked on and laughed with the rest, atid its just possible that he doesn't know yet that he was so wickedly tak en in. He didn't know a dance when he saw it, as much as he was opposed to it.“ The Tndianapelis News says, “Good f&r Banks county, Ga.! The Banks County Guards, who were ‘terrors,' and all so thoroughly equal that their captain was wont to give command. •Gentlemen of the Guards, will you pHate guide right; forward march,* and who in that shape fought for the Confederacy, have resolved to tender their services as guards to the federal government in ease of war with Samoa. When Bismarck hears of this ally bo will wilt. But, joking aside, the inei dent ia indicative of one of the compen sations that a foreign war would have in old Confederate and Union sold e s fighting shoulder to shoulder and ‘drinking Irom the same canfcfen.* Which is why we say ‘good for Banks county, Ga.“—[lndianapolis Journal. Some of the above may be niagni fied or imaginary on the part of the Journal, but it is right in saying tho Ccnfeilera>o and union soldier wilt “fight shoulder to shoulder and drink out of the same can teen,“ —especially when it is for self protection. But the late eauee for a division between the North aud South for gord govern : nasnt, the latter still demands. Gunnels* Power & Cos., > —.HAEMONT -GROVE,— * DEALERS IN Plantation Supplies. "to Oefo* fty.QiVwO* We Keep in 6tock a full supply of good and fresh goods. We can not be surpassed in Quality and Durability. We buy at lowest market figures; wa defy competition in prices. We want only a living ptofit on our sales Vvo do not claim to be Vanderbilts, nor do we wish to accuma'ite t eir fortunes. We are receiving daily, a full supply of our Customers evt-i 1 } day '*ants. Country Produce Taken in Exchange at Highest M*rket Pnc- s. W. A- Qufiliaa & Co* HArMONY GrOVE DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE And Plantation s upplies- Oar stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes can aot bo sur passed in Durability aad Low Prices. We keep in S'ock all that the farmer needs. Our Line of staple groceries are complete. We keep a full line ot- Fancy groceries, notions, etc. Also Bagging, Ties and auanos. Country Produce’taken in exchange for goods. Cail and examine our soods. 19 Hardman & Comp’y, DEALERS IN Hardwarl & CutlorY. Our Line of Stoves, Tinware, Agricultural Implements, Em., can nit ba found in better Quality and Durability, ehowhero. We also keep good hue of guns for the Fall trade. Call and examine our stock and prices. IC.